The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

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Authorities are making contact with some of the most remote villages in the United States to determine the need for food and water and assess damage from a massive weekend storm that flooded communities dotting Alaska’s vast western coast

The remnants of a massive Pacific typhoon that battered a thousand-mile stretch of western Alaska was dissipating Sunday morning, as it continued posing risks to communities on the Northwest Arctic coast. Communities to the south begin assessing damage from one of the worst storms on record.

Flood waters have started to recede in some parts of Alaska after the worst storm in a half century battered the western coast, revealing debris that towering Bering Sea waves flung onto beaches and seaside communities

A powerful storm traveling north through the Bering Strait is causing widespread flooding in several western Alaska coastal communities, knocking out power and sending residents fleeing for higher ground

In what could be the worst storm in five decades, residents are warned to take action against rising waters that may not recede for hours

Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced for what forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, accompanied by strong winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding

Residents along Alaska’s western coast were battening down Friday before the expected arrival of one of the fiercest storms the state has faced in more than a decade, with meteorologists warning of hurricane-force winds and heavy rain that could trigger severe flooding.

Virtually Alaska's entire shoreline is under some form of alert. Flood and storm warnings cover the west, and craft advisories cover both the Gulf of Alaska and the coast of the North Slope.