Emergency crews responded to a large landslide that killed one person and destroyed several houses in Ketchikan on Sunday.
The slide came down at roughly 4 p.m. above the Third Avenue Bypass in the White Cliff neighborhood.
A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for residents on Third Avenue, Second Avenue, First Avenue and White Cliff Avenue between Austin and Nadeau Streets. Ketchikan High School is set up as an emergency shelter with water, food and blankets. The Saxman Community Center has been identified as a second emergency shelter site.
Ketchikan experienced heavy rains on Saturday night and Sunday leading up to the slide. The rain is expected to continue through Monday morning. “All state agencies are directed to provide whatever assistance is needed,” he wrote on social media. “My thoughts and prayers are with the residents of Ketchikan tonight.”
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