State of Alaska History

Alaska, Storm Damage

What we know about the devastating Alaska storm and the evacuation effort

Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their low-lying communities over the weekend, wiping away homes and killing at least one person.

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Alaska Storm Damage So Bad Many Evacuees Won’t Go Home for at Least 18 Months, Governor Says

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Hundreds evacuated in Alaska after flooding

300 airlifted out of villages in Alaska

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One of Alaska’s biggest airlifts is now underway, after massive storm

Officials are evacuating hundreds of Alaskans after a powerful storm system hammered the state’s western coast this week, in what the National Guard described as one of the largest airlifts in the state’s recent history.

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300 airlifted out of villages in Alaska after typhoon, floods

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Alaska airlifting hundreds from coastal villages devastated by flooding

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Alaska guard C-17 evacuated at least 300 on one flight amid ongoing rescues after floods

At least 51 people have been rescued by the Coast Guard and Alaska Army and Air National Guard units after the remnants of Typhoon Halong struck western Alaska over the weekend, officials said.

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Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm

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Hundreds of people rescued from Alaska coastal villages after typhoon remnants flood region

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What we know about the devastating storm in Western Alaska

The remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, an area in Western Alaska hundreds of miles from the U.S. road system. More than a thousand people are displaced.

Alaska Public Media

A traveling exhibit sheds light on Alaska baseball history

State Historian Katherine Ringsmuth said the exhibit is meant to help celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in a unique way.

History Today: When US purchased Alaska from Russia

On October 18, 1867, the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Russia was seeking to sell the land to prevent potential loss to Britain in the event of war, while the United States aimed to expand its territory and influence in the Pacific.

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Alaska National Guard participates in one of the largest evacuations in the state’s history

The Alaska Air and Army National Guard and the Coast Guard are among the agencies working to evacuate hundreds in the state’s remote coastal villages.

Scripps News on MSN

Entire Alaska villages vanish under the tide — now comes one of the largest airlifts in state history

Alaska is conducting its largest-ever air evacuation after Typhoon Halong’s remnants flooded coastal villages, killing one and leaving two missing. (Scripps News)

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Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine is latest chapter in Alaska’s long history — and tension — with Russia

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter in the 49th state’s long history with Russia — and with international tensions. Siberian fur ...