In the aftermath of Typhoon Halong, evacuees from southwest Alaska have begun to face the reality that they may not return home for some time.
“There was a meeting with the tribal leaders and their people inside of the shelter, and so they had us attend with them. I am in touch with all these tribal leaders, and that got very touchy,” Amy Metz, a meteorologist with emergency-relief organization the United Cajun Navy, told The Epoch Times.
“They had people [who would] say, ‘You know, we’re still looking to see what is damaged, what we need to repair. We’re buying the materials now. We don’t know if we can go home,’ and the tribal leaders are like, ‘We don’t have the answers,’ and people are upset.”…