More rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along the Alaskan coast where two tiny villages were decimated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong and officials were scrambling to find shelter for more than 1,500 people driven from their homes.

The weekend storm brought high winds and surf that battered the low-lying Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the southwestern part of the state, nearly 500 miles from Anchorage. At least one person was killed and two were missing .

Search and rescue efforts by numerous agencies using drones, boats and aircraft were called off Tuesday evening, state troopers said in a statement.

The Coast Guard plucked two dozen from their homes after the structures floated out to sea .

Hundreds were staying in school shelters, includin

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