After last year's storm, this remote Alaska town is still picking up the pieces

In October, 2025, the remnants of a typhoon seriously damaged Alaska Native villages in the far western part of the state. A year later, one of the hardest hit communities is still recovering.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1225x817+0+0/resize/1225x817!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F45%2F0c%2Fd4b63b9247cc9f7c958c00c87f2f%2F260811-gsalgado-kipnuk-06240-2.jpg' alt='Construction crews work on houses and other building throughout Kipnuk after ex-typhoon Halong hit Alaska's coast in October of 2025.'/><p>In October, 2025, the remnants of a typhoon seriously damaged Alaska Native villages in the far western part of the state. A year later, one of the hardest hit communities is still recovering.<br><br></p><p>(Image credit: Gabby Hiestand Salgado)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6021471' />