News; Nation/World; Alaska city Ketchikan races to clean up, fearing more landslides with next storm Aug. 28, 2024 Updated Wed., Aug. 28, 2024 at 10:12 p.m.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska -- A landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, blocked roads and damaged houses, killing at least one person, officials said. Three other people were transported to a nearby hospital ...

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Two houses were bent over and were touching each other. ... (Sean Maguire / ADN) A worker clears debris after a deadly landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued an Alaska Disaster Emergency Declaration. A separate Joint Disaster Emergency Declaration was issued by borough Mayor Rodney Dial and city of Ketchikan Mayor Dave Kiffer.

A shelter was set up at Ketchikan High School, officials said. In a post on X, Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan described the landslide as "devastating.". A Department of Homeland Security and Emergency ...

James and William (Bill) Montiver's three-story house collapsed Aug. 25 after a landslide leveled homes and businesses in Ketchikan, Alaska.

At Ketchikan High School, a dozen people sheltered for a second night, officials said. Principal Rick Dormer said around 25 to 30 people were coming to the school for meals.