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US Department of Labor: US Department of Labor awards $1M to support disaster-relief jobs for Alaska residents affected by Typhoon Halong

The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $1 million in grant funding to support disaster-relief jobs and employment and training services for Alaska residents in the aftermath of severe storms and flooding caused by Typhoon Halong. 

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Alaska’s News Source: Halong recovery: Residents dispute damage assessments as officials explore long-term options

Federal officials who toured former Typhoon Halong-devastated Western Alaska villages this weekend heard residents dispute official damage assessments, with one community advocate saying destruction in Kwigillingok was far worse than what the governor’s disaster declaration request reported.

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Office of Sen. Dan Sullivan: ALASKA DELEGATION APPLAUDS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S APPROVAL OF FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR WESTERN ALASKA

U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today thanked President Donald Trump for swiftly approving Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R-Alaska) request for a federal disaster declaration in response to the widespread devastation caused by the remnants of Typhoon Halong across Western Alaska, particularly throughout the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta region.

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