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1 killed in Alaska landslide; authorities concerned more to come
By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)
Emergency crews in Alaska are concerned more landslides could come after a large landslide killed one person and forced dozens to evacuate their homes in the tourist town of Ketchikan. The slope is still unstable, and authorities say state and local geologists are assessing the potential for further slides.
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🚨🇺🇸#BREAKING Major Landslide in the City of Ketchikan Alaska killing 1 and injuring 2 A state of emergency has been declared in the city and mandatory evacuations.⚠️#AlaskaLandslide pic.twitter.com/cY3nDbUV8q
— Todd Paron🇺🇸🇬🇷🎧👽 (@tparon) August 26, 2024
Four homes were critically damaged, but homes nearby the original disaster are still being assessed.
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The National Weather Service said Ketchikan received more than 2.5 inches of rain in about 36 hours over the weekend, but rainfall totals at higher elevations ranged from 5 to 9 inches.
[Karah Rucker]
EMERGENCY CREWS IN ALASKA ARE CONCERNED MORE LANDSLIDES COULD COME — AFTER A LARGE LANDSLIDE killed one person AND FORCED DOZENS TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES IN tHE TOURIST TOWN OF KETCHIKAN (ketch-uh-CAN).
THE SLOPE IS STILL UNSTABLE AND AUTHORITIES SAY STATE AND LOCAL GEOLOGISTS ARE ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER SLIDES.
SO FAR, WE KNOW FOUR HOMES WERE CRITICALLY DAMAGED…. BUT HOMES NEXT TO WHERE THE LANDSLIDE WENT THROUGH ARE STILL BEING ASSESSED.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID KETCHIKAN GOT MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN ABOUT 36 HOURS OVER THE WEEKEND — BUT RAINFALL TOTALS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS RANGED FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES.
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