Two people remain missing in Kwigillingok, a village of about 400 near the mouth of the Kuskokwim River where a woman was found dead on Monday. Powerful storm surges forced water more than 30 miles inland.

Hurricane-force winds have devastated most of western Alaska and decimated at least two towns amid intense flooding that has killed at least two people. According to multiple reports, remnants of Typhoon Halong raised water levels 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide levels,

The governments of Yukon and Alaska signed a cross-border agreement in Whitehorse on Aug. 12 to formalize commitments from both governments to improving safety for Indigenous women and non-binary people, according to a Yukon government news release.