EventNellie Manchuak and Lydia Tucker returned to Kwigillingok in January 2026 after evacuating during ex‑Typhoon Halong, joining a local construction crew that is repairing flood‑damaged homes. Their return highlights community resilience but also underscores a lack of mental‑health support for residents coping with climate‑disaster trauma.
Residents Nellie Manchuak and Lydia Tucker have come home to Kwigillingok after evacuating during ex‑Typhoon Halong, joining a construction crew that is repairing flood‑damaged homes. Their return highlights community resilience but also points to a lack of mental‑health support for those coping with climate‑related trauma.
In the months after Typhoon Halong tore homes from foundations in Kwigillingok, residents Nellie Manchuak and Lydia Tucker are back working to rebuild while reflecting on ongoing mental‑health gaps left by the disaster.
