Federal officials are visiting rural communities over the weekend as aid continues rolling out.
From left, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs Commissioner Torrence Saxe discuss the response to the storm damage in Western Alaska during a news conference in Anchorage on September 23, 2022.
“Everyone is pulling together on this,” said Gov. Mike Dunleavy, applauding cooperation among an array of state and tribal entities alongside Alaska Native Corporations, non-profits, and volunteers. “We’re pretty positive that we’ll get a lot of this recovery done before freezeup,” Dunleavy said.According to the state’s latest assessments, 103 homes sustained damage from the storm, with several dozen people still staying in community buildings.
Newly installed U.S. Mary Peltola was on hand at the briefing, having arrived directly from a flight back from Washington, D.C.
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