On the 18th, US media quoted Alaska Governor Dunleavy as saying,Last weekend flooding across Alaska left many of the more than 2,000 displaced people unable to return home for at least 18 months¡£ In Kipnuk Village, one of the hardest hit areas in the western part of the state, preliminary assessment shows that 121 houses were destroyed, accounting for 90% of the total number of houses in the village. At present, the local rescue work is still going on.

The catastrophe was triggered by a typhoon-relieved storm that was equivalent to a second-grade hurricane. Alaska Governor Dunliwe also called on President Trump to approve the major disaster declaration as soon as possible in order to provide federal aid funding.