One dead, three injured in Alaska landslide
The Peninsula
Washington: A landslide hit the Alaskan city of Ketchikan on Sunday, killing one person, injuring three others and prompting evacuation orders for som...
Washington: A landslide hit the Alaskan city of Ketchikan on Sunday, killing one person, injuring three others and prompting evacuation orders for some residents as authorities warned of a possible secondary slide.
Homes and roads were damaged when the landslide hit the coastal city in southeast Alaska Sunday afternoon, the city and Ketchikan Gateway Borough said in a joint statement.
"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," borough mayor Rodney Dial said.
The three injured people were taken to hospital, where one was released after treatment and the other two were admitted.
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for residents of several streets in Ketchikan as authorities warned of the risk of a secondary landslide south of the first one.
