American Red Cross offering financial assistance for families with homes in areas affected by Typhoon Halong

American Red Cross offering financial assistance for families with homes in areas affected by Typhoon Halong

  Assistance available to those with homes sustained major damage or were destroyed ANCHORAGE, AK April 8, 2026 — If you’ve been impacted by Typhoon Halong, the American Red Cross is here to help you recover. The Red Cross is providing financial assistance to Alaska families whose homes that sustained major damage or were destroyed. […]

Helping Halong recovery, one freezer at a time

Helping Halong recovery, one freezer at a time

  Ex-typhoon Halong couldn’t have come at a worse time for residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta—or for their freezers.  “It’s fall time when the storms usually hit,” explained Katie Basile, Alaska Sea Grant coastal resilience specialist for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. “This is after families have worked all summer and fall to hunt and fish and […]

One Month Left to Apply for FEMA Assistance

One Month Left to Apply for FEMA Assistance

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – FEMA is urging those affected by severe storms, flooding and remnants of Typhoon Halong Oct. 8-13, 2025, to apply for state and FEMA Individual Assistance before the deadline of Feb. 20, 2026. After the deadline, survivors who have already registered can continue to upload information and submit paperwork to their FEMA account. […]

State and FEMA Individual Assistance for Storm Survivors extended to Feb. 20

State and FEMA Individual Assistance for Storm Survivors extended to Feb. 20

Survivors are encouraged to register for both disaster assistance programs by Feb. 20 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska — The application period for survivors of the 2025 October West Coast Storm, also known as Severe Storms, Flooding, and remnants of Typhoon Halong, to apply for State and FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) has been extended to […]