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Alaska residents saving cultural artifacts after storm.
Locals have worked together to rescue historic artifacts scattered by remnants of Typhoon Halong. Dozens in the fishing village of Quinhagak have collected an estimated 1,000 Yup鈥檌k artifacts since the storm swept thousands of items away from a nearby archeological site. The pieces include wooden masks, dolls, and jewelry. One elder told The New York Times the storm was a 鈥渨ake-up call,鈥� saying she wants to 鈥減reserve all the things we have, as much as possible.鈥�
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