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18 September 2022 / KTOO / Alaska Public Media
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Storm destroys Shaktoolik’s berm, its main protection from the sea

Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States

Shaktoolik has lost its berm to the storm that’s hammered Western Alaska over the weekend, according to Mayor Lars Sookiayak. The berm was all that protected the small village from the sea. “It really saved us from the first hit that came in this morning,” one resident said. 


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