COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) — Emergency management personnel from two South Carolina counties are deploying to Alaska to aid response and recovery efforts after storms following devastating back-to-back storms.
Thousands of people were displaced after remnants of Typhoon Halong brought record flooding to low-lying coastal villages, including Kipnuk and Kwigillingok. State officials have reported that about 90% of buildings in Kipnuk are destroyed, as well as 35% in Kwigillingok.
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Owen Kutscher and Ben Webster, both from Charleston County, traveled to the region on Tuesday to assist with disaster relief operations. Kutscher is serving as a Situation Unit Leader, helping to assesss damage for incident commanders and elected officials, while Webster is working as a Volunteer Agency Liasion, coordinating delivery of resources to survivors.
Michael Brown with Spartanburg County Emergency Management is serving as a Mass Care Deputy, a postion in which he will coordinate emergency assistance services for people impacted by the storms…