54 h. ago Photos of the aftermath of devastating floods in remote Alaska Native villages

Uncertainty looms over the future of remote Alaska Native villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong last month. Some evacuees express doubts about ever returning to their traditional lifestyles, while other residents remain.

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54 h. ago Crews are working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?

Crews are working to repair remote Alaska Native villages that were devastated by the remnants of a typhoon last month

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9 d. ago Hurricane Melissa tracker: Where will storm head next after devastating the Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica?

Storm has left an ‘unprecedented catastrophe’ in its wake after killing dozens and inflicting billions in damage across the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

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1 week ago BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt issue 'devastating' storm update

BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt shared the "devastating" news

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1 week ago ‘The town is devastated’: the mayor picking up the pieces at Hurricane Melissa’s ‘ground zero’

Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River, describes terror of 16ft storm surges and hours of fierce winds when storm hit, as focus now moves to aid and rescue effortsHurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’ The mayor of Black River – a town that Jamaica’s prime minister called “ground zero” for Hurricane Melissa – has described the monstrous storm surges and devastation the storm has wrought on its residents.Speaking to the Guardian, Richard Solomon recounted the traumatic experience of riding out the Category 5 “storm of the century” at an emergency operating centre. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Latest: Hundreds of thousands evacuate as Hurricane Melissa hits eastern Cuba

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record

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1 week ago Hurricane Melissa tracker: Where will storm head next after devastating Cuba and Jamaica?

Storm has left devastation in its path with 120mph winds

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1 week ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: hundreds of thousands evacuated as Cuba faces 120mph winds; disaster area declared in Jamaica

Warning of life-threatening flooding as storm hits Cuba; path of destruction ripped across Jamaica‘Storm of the century’ wreaks havoc across JamaicaVisual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you’ve been affectedAs Cuba prepares for the storm to make landfall any minute, officials in Jamaica are preparing to assess the damage on Wednesday.A video shared by the Jamaican Constabulary Force shows officers surveying extensive destruction in Black River, close to where Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba; extensive damage in Jamaica

Warning of life-threatening flooding as storm hit Cuba after trail of destruction in JamaicaHurricane Melissa makes landfall in JamaicaVisual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you’ve been affectedAs Cuba prepares for the storm to make landfall any minute, officials in Jamaica are preparing to assess the damage on Wednesday.A video shared by the Jamaican Constabulary Force shows officers surveying extensive destruction in Black River, close to where Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hurricane Melissa latest: Storm makes landfall in Cuba after devastating Jamaica

The storm made landfall in the southwestern part of Jamaica with destructive winds and heavy rain

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1 week ago Hurricane Melissa latest: Storm about to make landfall in Cuba after devastating Jamaica

The storm made landfall in the southwestern part of Jamaica with destructive winds and heavy rain

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1 week ago Flights cancelled and cruise ships change routes as Hurricane Melissa hits Caribbean

Jamaica is being hit by a devastating storm, what could be the strongest on record for the island - meteorologists warning of 'catastrophic and life-threatening' conditions.

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2 w. ago Building collapses in centre of Manchester as hundreds evacuated

Locals described a ‘strong earthquake like feeling’ on Friday afternoon

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3 w. ago Alaska storm damage so bad many evacuees won’t go home for at least 18 months, governor says

Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won’t be able to return to their homes for at least 18 months

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3 w. ago The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time

A nonprofit in rural Alaska is working to rescue dogs from Kipnuk, a village hit hard by Typhoon Halong

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3 w. ago Alaska floods: What we know as hundreds evacuated after devastating storm

Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their communities

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3 w. ago 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 communities

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3 w. ago Major airlift evacuations in Alaska after remnants of typhoon decimate villages

Weekend storm devastated two villages and displaced more than 1,500 people in the south-western part of the stateAuthorities in Alaska are evacuating hundreds from villages on the state’s south-west coast that were inundated by the remnants of a typhoon last weekend, in one of the “most significant” airlifts in the state’s history.Over the weekend, the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, in the south-western part of the state, decimating two small villages and displacing more than 1,500 people. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hundreds evacuated from Ikea Wembley as solar panels catch fire

Around 100 solar panels on the roof of the store in north London were on fire

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3 w. ago More than 1,500 people displaced after typhoon remnants devastate Alaska villages

At least one person was killed and two were missing after weekend storm battered two Alaska Native communitiesThe Alaskan coast was bracing for more rain and wind on Wednesday after a devastating storm decimated two small native villages, killing at least one person and and displacing more than 1,500 people.Over the weekend, the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, in the south-western part of the state, bringing fierce winds, rain and record-breaking storm surge that caused some homes to float away. Continue reading...

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