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400 plus Alaskans received financial assistance from FEMA, application deadline is Nov. 22

Nome, Alaska, United States

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has disbursed $3.3 million to help Western Alaskans rebuild after ex-typhoon Merbok struck the coast a month ago.

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