Deadly storm devastates two Alaska Native villages

Rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along the Alaska coast where two villages were devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong and officials were scrambling to find shelter for more than 1,500 people driven from their homes.

- By Becky BOHRER, CEDAR ATTANASIO AND GENE JOHNSON

A HOME in Kotlik, Alaska, rests on its roof Sunday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong blew through.

(ADALINE PETE Associated Press)

The weekend storm brought high winds and storm surges that battered the low-lying Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the southwest part of the state, nearly 500 miles from Anchorage. At least one person was killed and two were missing. The Coast Guard plucked two dozen people from their homes after the structures floated out to sea.