A landslide in the city of Ketchikan, Alaska, left one person dead and three others injured on Sunday. It happened at approximately 4 p.m. local time, destroying several homes and endangering part of the city’s population. City officials called for mandatory evacuations in the area.
A local community center and the city’s Ketchikan High School were being used as shelters during the emergency. There were also warnings that a second landslide was possible, and emergency personnel were monitoring the situation.
“A potential secondary landslide area has been identified south of the original slide location. Response crews are standing by,” the city announced in a release on Sunday evening.
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Ketchikan experienced heavy rain all weekend before the landslide, which contributed to the conditions necessary for the
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