ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said.
Diann Ivy C. CalucinThe aftermath of a deadly landslide is seen in Ketchikan, Alaska, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared an emergency for Ketchikan, while Borough Mayor Rodney Dial and city Mayor Dave Kiffer issued a separate emergency declaration. “In my 65 years in Ketchikan, I have never seen a slide of this magnitude. With the slides we have seen across the region, there is clearly a region-wide issue that we need to try to understand with the support of our State geologist,” Kiffer said.
A potential secondary landslide area was identified to the south of the original slide location and crews were standing by, the statement said.
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