A landslide swept through a residential neighborhood in Ketchikan, killing one person and damaging several homes Sunday afternoon.
A landslide tore down a slope about a mile north of downtown Ketchikan, killing one person and injuring three on Sunday.
The landslide hit around 4 p.m., and a mandatory evacuation order remained in place Monday for homes on several streets in the slide area near the waterfront.
A dozen people stayed at an emergency shelter established at Ketchikan High School on Sunday night, emergency officials said. Others stayed with family or friends. Schools were closed Monday, which would have been the first day of classes for the 2024-25 school year.
As of Monday, the slide area was unstable, authoriti...
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