U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski told officials last week that she would work to secure federal dollars for rebuilding efforts after the fatal slide.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski surveys the Third Avenue landslide zone with Ketchikan Mayor Dave Kiffer and other local officials.
“And you know it’s probably not going to be until everyone’s able to take a deep breath that you begin to feel pretty, pretty low,” Murkowski told those leading the clean-up efforts.She said she understood that many of the men and women working among the debris knew Sean Griffin, the man who died in the slide. Some of them were his coworkers. Griffin was an employee with the city’s public works department. He was clearing storm drains in the area when the landslide struck.
It’s also not clear whether the Federal Emergency Management Association will make federal resources available. The state of Alaska has activated its Individual Assistance program to provide relief funds for Ketchikan’s landslide survivors. Murkowski echoed what many have said in the days after this slide: It’s a miracle the death toll wasn’t higher.Murkowski has a deep connection to Ketchikan – it’s where she was born. As we passed an evacuated home a couple of blocks from the slide, Murkowski pointed out a light green house.
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