Alaska Landslide Kills One Person and Injures 3 in Ketchikan, Authorities Say

Alaska Landslide Kills One Person and Injures 3 in Ketchikan, Authorities Say
The aftermath of a deadly landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Aug. 25, 2024. Anna Laffrey/Ketchikan Daily News via AP
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska 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.