Anchorage city leaders voted Friday to extend an emergency declaration as the city welcomes hundreds of people displaced by heavy flooding in Western Alaska from Typhoon Halong.
Following a disaster declaration from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance declared a local emergency, which the Assembly voted to extend to mid-December. LaFrance said the proclamation allows the city to quickly mobilize resources to help those in need.
“It will allow us to reallocate resources and deploy staff as necessary to support the state’s emergency response,” LaFrance said…