Federal disaster relief funds paid for reconstruction as well as financially supporting the devastated infrastructure of Alaska's government, spending hundreds of millions of dollars that helped keep Alaska financially solvent until the discovery of massive oil deposits at Prudhoe Bay.
fˈɛdɚɹəl dɪzˈæstɚ ɹᵻlˈiːf fˈʌndz pˈeɪd fɔːɹ ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən æz wˈɛl æz faɪnˈænʃəli səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ðə dˈɛvᵻstˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɪnfɹəstɹˌʌktʃɚɹ ʌv ɐlˈæskəz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, spˈɛndɪŋ hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv mˈɪliənz ʌv dˈɑːlɚz ðæt hˈɛlpt kˈiːp ɐlˈæskə faɪnˈænʃəli sˈɑːlvənt ʌntˈɪl ðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ʌv mˈæsɪv ˈɔɪl dᵻpˈɑːzɪts æt pɹˈʌdhoʊ bˈeɪ.