AvaRae Carl looks out of the window of her family's temporary housing in Bethel, Alaska, with her grandfather Joe Paul as he points in the direction of Kipnuk village, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, after they were displaced from their home due to Typhoon Halong that hit earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
The village of Kwigillingok, Alaska sits on the edge of the Bering Sea, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, after Typhoon Halong hit the region earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Homes are surrounded by debris in Kwigillingok, Alaska, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, after being damaged earlier in the month by Typhoon Halong. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
The Fox family, of Kipnuk, Alaska, get into a hotel elevator in Anchorage, Alaska as they move from temporary housing after being displaced from their village by Typhoon Halong earlier in the month, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A moose skull and antlers sit in the permafrost in Kwigillingok, Alaska, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, after the village was hit earlier in the month by Typhoon Halong. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
AvaRae Carl looks out of the window of her family's temporary housing in Bethel, Alaska, with her grandfather Joe Paul as he points in the direction of Kipnuk village, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, after they were displaced from their home due to Typhoon Halong that hit earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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The village of Kwigillingok, Alaska sits on the edge of the Bering Sea, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, after Typhoon Halong hit the region earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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Homes are surrounded by debris in Kwigillingok, Alaska, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, after being damaged earlier in the month by Typhoon Halong. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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The Fox family, of Kipnuk, Alaska, get into a hotel elevator in Anchorage, Alaska as they move from temporary housing after being displaced from their village by Typhoon Halong earlier in the month, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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A moose skull and antlers sit in the permafrost in Kwigillingok, Alaska, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, after the village was hit earlier in the month by Typhoon Halong. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
KWIGILLINGOK, Alaska (AP) — Uncertainty looms over the future of remote Alaska Native villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong last month. Some evacuees express doubts about ever returning to their traditional lifestyles, while other residents remain.
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