Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say

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Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say

Updated 4:23 AM EDT, August 26, 2024

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.

Three people were transported to Ketchikan Medical Center following the landslide, which struck around 4 p.m. Sunday and damaged homes and infrastructure, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and City of Ketchikan said in a joint statement Sunday.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared an emergency for Ketchikan, while Borough Mayor Rodney Dial and city Mayor Dave Kiffer issued a separate emergency declaration.

“Friends, is with a heavy heart we relay that a landslide in the city has taken a life, caused several injuries, damaged homes and impacted our community,” Dial said in the statement.

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[kimbutgar]

1. I was there on a cruise in 2018

Ai just looked at the pictures from that cruise and I could see the potential of a landslide in the coastal city.

[WiVoter]

2. I Was There The Day After It Happened & Took This Pic;

Our tour said that to people were dead and there were some homes destroyed.

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3. Wow.Thanks for the photo. nt