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One year since the remnants of Typhoon Halong ripped through coastal communities of Western Alaska, displacing an estimated 1,600 residents and prompting the largest mass evacuation of the region in state history, the recovery effort is ongoing and uncertain.
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Today there is no official tally of how many residents are still displaced from their homes. But nearly 200 households continue to receive federal temporary housing assistance, according to state officials.
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Hurricane force winds and floodwaters damaged more than 45 communities, from Kotzebue down the coast to the hardest-hit Yukon-Kuskowkwim Delta region, the majority of whom are Alaska Native. Evacuated residents were displaced to the nearby hub of Bethel, or to Anchorage and other communities throughout Alaska.
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