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Alaska officials launched one of the “most significant” airlifts in state history to move hundreds from storm-battered villages on the southwest coast after the remnants of Typhoon Halong sent a record surge that swept away homes and forced 1,500 people into makeshift shelters. Two villages were determined to require full-scale evacuation, incident commander Mark Roberts said. One person died and two remain missing. The crisis has spotlighted Trump administration cuts to federal grants, including a terminated $20 million EPA award for Kipnuk, as evacuees—about 300 so far—are flown to Anchorage.

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