Storm battering western Alaska causes widespread flooding & displacement
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By MARK THIESSEN and JOCELYN GECKER
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A powerful storm sweeping north through the Bering Strait on Saturday caused widespread flooding in several western Alaska coastal communities, knocking out power and sending residents fleeing for higher ground.

The force of the water moved some homes off their foundations, and one house in Nome floated down a river until it got caught at a bridge.

The potent storm — what remains of Typhoon Merbok — has been influencing weather patterns as far away as California



10 photos and full report at: https://apnews.com/article/floods-storms...fb13756d8b
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