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Only a few Alaska disasters have qualified for a federal program that distributes as much as $85,000 per household.

City officials are hoping to transition people from mass shelters into more private housing, while the school district prioritizes supporting students.

That included residents of Kwigillingok, who were boarding military helicopters with the few possessions they could carry.

The disaster declaration would unlock federal resources to respond to the Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon regions in Western Alaska, in addition to the Northwest Arctic Borough.

Currently, the city is operating two shelters for evacuees -- one at the Alaska Airlines Center and another at the Egan Center -- and expects to host up to 1,600 people.

In the wake of the storm that devastated Western Alaska this week, there's been scrutiny of the Trump administration's cancellation of a grant that had been aimed at preventing erosion in Kipnuk, one of the hardest hit communities.

Hundreds have been evacuated in military helicopters and planes to Bethel and Anchorage. Now, state officials are assessing what it'll take to rebuild villages hit hard by the storm.

The state says it expects to move the roughly 300 people staying at the Alaska Airlines Center and Egan Center into hotel rooms by the end of the week.

The Winter Olympics promise plenty of high adrenaline, fierce competition, historic firsts and emotional moments over 2 1/2 weeks. Here are some of the names and narratives to keep an eye on.

The transition is complicated by financial and logistical hurdles, according to state officials.