The strongest storm in recent history is about to hit western Alaska. Due to its impact, houses have already been swept away by huge tides and floods. This was reported in the US weather forecast on Saturday.
The remnants of Pacific Typhoon Merbok, the strongest storm in decades, are affecting the region this time of year, and the storm is expected to hit the coast with hurricane force over the weekend.
The National Weather Service said on Twitter that the storm was in dangerous condition, with "extreme surge, hurricane-force winds, coastal erosion and heavy rainfall." "Flooding will get worse," the Alaska Office of Fairbanks Services said in a tweet.
Declaring it a disaster for people in the affected areas, Governor Mike Dunleavy said there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths.
"This is the strongest early fall storm in the Bering Sea in 50 years," University of Alaska-Fairbanks climatologist Rick Thomann told AFP by email.
Sources: USA Today and The New York Times.
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