ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Western Alaskan communities are preparing for heavy storms this weekend, a little over a year since former Typhoon Halong first made landfall, devastating multiple communities and forcing many families to relocate.
The storm also coincides with this year’s Alaska Federation of Natives Conference, which has brought many Alaskans from the western coast down to Anchorage, including Ida Alexie, a resident from Bethel.
Alexie told Alaska’s News Source that her community is still recovering from the effects of Halong…