Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their communities. The storm wiped away homes and killed at least one person.

Two others are missing. The remnants of Typhoon Halong brought record storm surge to western Alaska on Sunday, devastating the tiny coastal villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok.

In one of the most significant airlifts in Alaskan history, hundreds of people are being flown about 500 miles to Anchorage.

Officials say there are about 1,600 people staying in 13 shelters. They hope the evacuees can be moved into hotel rooms or dormitories.