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Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Hunter Lorenz, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief, assigned to Detachment 1, B Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, carries a dog during recovery operations at Bethel, Alaska, Oct. 16, 2025. Alaska Army National Guard helicopter aircrews, with the 207th Aviation Troop Command, pulled residents from hard-hit Alaskan communities and transported them to Bethel for follow-on travel to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson via AKANG C-17. Following the devastating Typhoon Halong that struck the West Coast of Alaska late last week, the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management continues to work with the Alaska Organized Militia and the U.S. Coast Guard during ongoing recovery operations. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Moon)

Dog evacuations continue from Western Alaska villages hit hard by remnants of Typhoon Halong

As evacuees from villages like Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, Nightmute and Tuntutuliak boarded military helicopters bound for safety, many had no choice but to leave their dogs behind.

Julia Stone, 54, from Kipnuk, Alaska, stands outside the Alaska Airline Center mass shelter in Anchorage, where she is staying after Typhoon Halong flooded her village.

Evacuees in Anchorage say they’re feeling a mix of gratitude and grief

Hundreds of people evacuated from Western Alaska after Typhoon Halong now face uncertain futures in Alaska’s largest city.

Debris sits in water in Kipnuk, Alaska following high winds and flooding brought by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.

Officials respond to lack of Alaska climate mitigation, including EPA's canceled $20M grant

In the wake of the storm that devastated Western Alaska this week, there's been scrutiny of the Trump administration's cancellation of a grant that had been aimed at preventing erosion in Kipnuk, one of the hardest hit communities.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy arrives in Bethel after visiting the storm-damaged villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok.

Gov. Dunleavy requests Trump declare federal disaster for Western Alaska storm

The disaster declaration would unlock federal resources to respond to the Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon regions in Western Alaska, in addition to the Northwest Arctic Borough.

A woman in a kuskpuk speaks at a podium.

Anchorage city leaders declare local disaster to assist hundreds displaced by Western Alaska storms

Currently, the city is operating two shelters for evacuees -- one at the Alaska Airlines Center and another at the Egan Center -- and expects to host up to 1,600 people.

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