Rescues and evacuations in Alaska
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — One of the most significant airlifts in Alaskan history is underway by helicopter and military transport plane, moving hundreds of people from coastal villages ravaged by high surf and strong winds from the remnants of Typhoon Halong last weekend.
The coastal villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok were among the worst hit after the remnants of Typhoon Halong triggered extreme winds and storm surge.
EUFAULA, Ala. (WTVM) - A Life Flight medical helicopter will soon be stationed in Eufaula. City officials say they have been trying to get a medical helicopter to the area for several years, and were finally chosen to be an area to house an air-borne ...
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The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time
You made it!”As officials in Alaska work around the clock on one of the most significant airlift operations in state history — evacuating more than 1,000 people from remote, flood-battered villages on the coast of the Bering Sea — another rescue operation is playing out: getting the dogs left behind to safety,