Alaska city issues evacuation orders after landslide leaves 1 dead and 3 injured. Officials worry another slide could strike
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A landslide in southern Alaska on Sunday left one person dead and several others injured, and some residents have been ordered to evacuate as officials warn another slide could strike nearby.
A landslide in southern Alaska on Sunday left one person dead and several others injured, and some residents have been ordered to evacuate as officials warn another slide could strike nearby. Multiple homes, businesses and roadways were significantly damaged when the landslide tore down a hillside in the coastal city of Ketchikan, Alaska, around 4 p.m. Sunday, the city said in a release. “In my 65 years in Ketchikan, I have never seen a slide of this magnitude,” Ketchikan Mayor Dave Kiffer said. “The loss of life that we have encountered is heartbreaking, and my heart goes out to those who lost their homes,” he added. In addition to the person killed, three people were taken to a hospital with injuries, the city said in an update. One was treated and released, while the other two were admitted. All residents have been accounted for, the city noted. But some residents in the area were ordered to evacuate Sunday as city officials grew concerned that another landslide could be triggered south of the initial slide.
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