The weekend storm brought high winds and storm surges that battered the low-lying Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the southwest part of the state, nearly 500 miles from Anchorage.

One of the biggest events in Alaska begins Thursday with the 59th annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention. The three-day event at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center is expected to bring 5,000 Alaska Native people to Anchorage from villages statewide.

The remnants of the storm leave behind devastation. At least 51 people were rescued, one person is dead and three more are unaccounted for.

One person was dead and two missing in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters to the region.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong have brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges to western Alaska. Authorities say one person is dead and two remain missing.

The body of David Linder, one of the owners of Lakeland Media LLC of Willmar, has been identified by Alaska officials. Linder and two other men were caught in an Alaskan avalanche in March.

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’s cuts.