Dozens rescued as remnants of typhoon hits Alaska while nor’easter brings flooding to East Coast

By SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press More than people were rescued and three people remain unaccounted for in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and flooding strong enough to sweep away entire homes in coastal communities officials reported Rescue aircraft were sent to the tiny Alaskan villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok where there were reports of people possibly unaccounted for disclosed Jeremy Zidek spokesperson for the state Division of Homeland Defense and Exigency Management Related Articles La Ni a is here Is California heading for a dry winter Humberto becomes Category hurricane second Caribbean storm strengthening Inquiry links more frequent and severe heat waves to defilement from major fossil fuel producers Hurricane Erin weakens to Category as forecasters warn of storm s rapid rise Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category storm in the Atlantic near Caribbean islands We have received reports that people s homes have floated away and that people were potentially in those homes Zidek notified The Associated Press In Kwigillingok at least people were rescued and three people remained unaccounted for Alaska State Troopers announced in a social media post on Sunday evening In Kipnuk at least people were rescued and troopers had received secondhand reports of people who were unaccounted for They were working with local leaders to determine how multiple people were missing Search efforts were expected to continue overnight as conditions allowed According to the nonprofit Coastal Villages Region Fund nearly people in Kipnuk were taking shelter at a school while around people in Kwigillingok were sheltering in a school there The area is among one of the the majority isolated in the U S where particular communities have minimal roads and residents use boardwalks boats and snowmobiles to get around Zidek declared Every effort will be made to help those hit by this storm Help is on the way Gov Mike Dunleavy commented in a announcement In North Carolina s Outer Banks an area that s seen notable storm damage this season ocean overwash spread across Highway near Buxton the Dare County Sheriff s Office posted online Sunday The North Carolina Department of Transportation mentioned crews were working to clear the highway that was closed on Ocracoke and Hatteras on Sunday The waves were ferocious at the Hatteras Island town of Buxton where several beachfront homes have fallen into the water in contemporary weeks One house was losing its pilings Sunday and appeared close to collapsing On the East Coast forecasters warned that major coastal flooding was likely Monday in the mid-Atlantic particularly from Virginia to New Jersey with strong onshore winds high surf and high tides Coastal flooding was expected to peak Monday afternoon and improve gradually into Tuesday morning according to the National Weather Institution A nor easter churned its way up the East Coast over the weekend washing out roads and prompting air journey delays There were cancelations and delays within into or out of the United States by midday Monday with multiple of those disruptions affecting Boston Logan International and LaGuardia Airport in New York according to FlightAware a website that tracks flight disruptions Dangerous surf conditions were expected to continue Monday bringing strong rip currents and beach erosion along numerous East Coast beaches the weather utility mentioned Wind gusts in excess of mph kph remained workable along New Jersey Long Island and southern New England through Monday afternoon The storm continued to sock coastal areas in New Jersey and New York City on Monday with particular minor to moderate flooding revealed in those areas but no major damage had occurred The Columbus Day Parade in New York City was canceled The rain and winds that started late Saturday were expected to continue throughout the day before tapering off late Monday or early Tuesday Forecasters revealed more than inches centimeters of rain could fall in particular spots The greatest threat for major flooding was expected to be in Long Island and southern New Jersey New Jersey was under a state of urgency and New York Gov Kathy Hochul issued an crisis declaration for eight southern counties while urging people to avoid expedition and monitor forecasts In Delaware crisis management authorities activated the state National Guard on Sunday in response to rising floodwaters and harsh winds A voluntary evacuation order was issued for the town of Bowers Beach where the Murderkill River flows into Delaware Bay