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On October 12, 2025, the remnants of Typhoon Halong slammed into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, pushing the Bering Sea nearly 60 miles inland. Entire villages like Kipnuk and Kwigillingok were swallowed by storm surge over six feet above the highest tides. Homes floated away. A barge crashed into Bethel’s Brown’s Slough Bridge. In one night, a generation’s sense of safety washed downstream.

This 20-minute documentary follows the people who lived through it — elders, rescuers, and families airlifted from a drowning landscape — as they face impossible choices: rebuild, relocate, or retreat.
Through first-hand footage, Coast Guard rescues, and grounded science, When the Ocean Came Inland tells the story of a powerful storm, a fragile delta, and the human resolve to endure the rising sea.

🗺️ What you’ll see

Rare on-the-ground video from the Y-K Delta during the surge

Survivor stories from Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, and Bethel

U.S. Coast Guard rescues and one of Alaska’s largest emergency airlifts

Meteorologists explaining how a Pacific typhoon became an Arctic disaster

The cultural and climate crossroads facing Alaska Native communities

📚 Key Facts

Date: October 12, 2025

Storm: Remnants of Typhoon Halong

Surge: +6.6 ft in Kipnuk, +6.3 ft in Kwigillingok above highest tide

Winds: 100+ mph gusts

Displaced: Over 1,000 residents

Response: 51 rescues, 1 fatality, 2 missing (as of Oct. 13)