People in Shaktoolik are back in their homes after many evacuated to the school when the remnants of Typhoon Merbok hit Western Alaska over the weekend. But the storm washed away the berm that protects the village from the sea.
“We’re back in school,” said Agnes Takak, the school secretary and a member of the Shaktoolik Council.
She says her generation built the berm after elders saw how much land was lost due to erosion. Children in Shaktoolik now have always known the protection of the berm. She says it was a symbol of their security.Takak says there’s a lot of clean up to do. Residents are assessing damage to their homes and properties.
“My ankles didn’t even get wet — and I didn’t even have my high heels on!” Eugene Asicksik said with a laugh.
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