Landslide in Alaskan city causes mandatory evacuations and leaves one person dead

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Landslide in Alaskan city causes mandatory evacuations and leaves one person dead
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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 aKetchikan experienced heavy rain all weekend before the landslide, which contributed to the conditions necessary for the landslide to happen. The heavy rain was expected to continue into Monday, according to reports.“I have directed state agencies to make available all resources and staff for the response effort,” Dunleavy said.

Ketchikan is located along Alaska’s Inside Passage in the southern part of the state, west of British Columbia, Canada, and about 680 miles north of Seattle. The city has aLandslides have caused tens of millions of dollars in damage and have killed 11 people in Southeast Alaska over the last decade.Mike Lee pitches attaching SAVE Act to spending bill to ensure debate in SenatePresidential

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