The landslide in Ketchikan also damaged homes and infrastructure and prompted a mandatory evacuation of the area.
One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaskan city of Ketchikan, authorities said. Three people were transported to Ketchikan Medical Center following the landslide, which struck around 4 p.m. Sunday and damaged homes and infrastructure, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and City of Ketchikan said in a joint statement Sunday. Alaska Gov.
Two of the victims were admitted to the hospital and one was treated and released. All other individuals have been accounted for, the statement said. Multiple homes were affected by the landslide and a mandatory evacuation was ordered for residents of Third Avenue and nearby streets, while a shelter was set up at Ketchikan High School, the borough and city said.
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