{"id":2330910,"date":"2024-08-26T10:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T14:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/landslide-in-alaskan-city-causes-mandatory-evacuations-leaves-one-person-dead-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T11:24:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T15:24:40","slug":"landslide-in-alaskan-city-causes-mandatory-evacuations-leaves-one-person-dead-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/landslide-in-alaskan-city-causes-mandatory-evacuations-leaves-one-person-dead-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Landslide in Alaskan city causes mandatory evacuations, leaves one person dead &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flandslide-in-alaskan-city-causes-mandatory-evacuations-leaves-one-person-dead-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330910&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, occurred on Sunday at around 4 p.m.,\u200d resulting in one fatality and three injuries. The incident destroyed multiple homes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-officials-cancel-vaccine-clinic-for-elderly-after-media-and-hollywood-workers-try-to-cut-line\/\" title=\"California Officials Cancel Vaccine Clinic For Elderly After Media And Hollywood Workers Try To Cut Line\">prompted city officials<\/a> to enforce mandatory evacuations in the affected area. Local shelters, including a \u2063community center and Ketchikan High School, were set up for\u200b evacuees. The area \u2064had experienced heavy rainfall over \u2063the weekend, which contributed to the landslide&#8217;s occurrence, and officials warned of\u200b a potential secondary \u200blandslide. Ketchikan Mayor Dave Kiffer noted the unprecedented scale \u200cof the\u200b disaster in his\u2064 65\u200c years in the city. Governor Mike Dunleavy has declared a disaster for the region and mobilized state resources for emergency response. Senator Lisa Murkowski also raised\u2064 concerns\u2064 for the residents, urging\u2063 for their\u200d safety amidst ongoing \u2063threats of additional landslides.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Landslide in Alaskan city causes mandatory evacuations, leaves one person dead<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736997\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A landslide in the city of Ketchikan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alaska<\/a>, left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/alaska-news\/2024\/08\/25\/ketchikan-landslide-damages-homes-and-forces-evacuations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one person dead and three others injured<\/a> on Sunday. It happened at approximately 4 p.m. local time, destroying several homes and endangering part of the city&rsquo;s population.&nbsp;City officials called for mandatory evacuations in the area. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-arent-dealing-with-their-texas-special-election-loss-very-well\/\" title=\"Democrats Aren&#039;t Dealing With Their Texas Special Election Loss Very Well\">local community center<\/a> and the city&rsquo;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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/landslide-in-alaskan-city-causes-mandatory-evacuations-and-leaves-one-person-dead-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Landslide in Alaskan city causes mandatory evacuations and leaves one person dead - Washington Examiner\">potential secondary landslide area<\/a> has been identified south of the original slide location. Response crews are standing by,&rdquo; the city announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BoroughKtn\/status\/1827913452532187532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release Sunday evening.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ketchikan experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-winter-weather-heading-toward-west-coast\/\" title=\"More winter weather heading toward West Coast\">heavy rain<\/a> all weekend before the landslide, which contributed to the conditions necessary for it to happen. The heavy rain was expected to continue into Monday, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The devastation from the landslide left many in awe, including Ketchikan Mayor Dave Kiffer. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In my 65 years in Ketchikan, I have never seen a slide of this magnitude,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/alaska-news\/2024\/08\/25\/ketchikan-landslide-damages-homes-and-forces-evacuations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kiffer said in a statement Sunday night.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) announced a disaster declaration for the area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-greg-abbott-texas-must-fight-federal-overreach-biden-showing-extreme-hostility-to-state\/\" title=\"Gov. Greg Abbott: Texas Must Fight \u2018Federal Overreach\u2019; Biden Showing \u2018Extreme Hostility\u2019 To State\">directed state agencies<\/a> to make available all resources and staff for the response effort,&rdquo; Dunleavy said in a statement. He also took to social media to provide updates on the situation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This afternoon I verbally declared a disaster declaration for the landslide that struck Ketchikan earlier today. All state agencies are directed to provide whatever assistance is needed. My thoughts and prayers are with the residents of Ketchikan tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Mike Dunleavy (@GovDunleavy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovDunleavy\/status\/1827908504713396621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This afternoon, I verbally declared a disaster declaration for the landslide that struck Ketchikan earlier today,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovDunleavy\/status\/1827908504713396621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dunleavy posted on X.<\/a> &ldquo;All state agencies are directed to provide whatever assistance is needed. My thoughts and prayers are with the residents of Ketchikan tonight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) also expressed concern for the landslide victims.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Praying for everyone in Ketchikan right now. The city has issued a warning that a second landslide is possible and is mandating evacuation for people who live along 1st, 2nd and 3rd Avenues as well as parts of Water Street. Officials are encouraging those evacuating to use&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lisamurkowski\/status\/1827911791612940366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Praying for everyone in Ketchikan right now,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lisamurkowski\/status\/1827911791612940366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1827911791612940366%7Ctwgr%5E62f5234a229973817e63b3e9a2b59348df2e6a2c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F08%2F26%2Fus%2Fketchikan-alaska-landslide-evacuations%2Findex.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Murkowski posted on X.<\/a> &ldquo;The city has issued a warning that a second landslide is possible and is mandating evacuation for people who live along 1st, 2nd and 3rd Avenues as well as parts of Water Street. Officials are encouraging those evacuating to use Madison Street to reach an emergency shelter at the Ketchikan High School.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ketchikan is located along Alaska&rsquo;s Inside Passage in the southeastern part of the state, west of British Columbia, Canada, and about 680 miles north of Seattle. The city has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketchikan.gov\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">population of nearly 14,000 people<\/a> and has dubbed itself the &ldquo;salmon capital of the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Landslides have been quite problematic and a recurring hazard in southeastern Alaska, according to Alaska&rsquo;s<a href=\"https:\/\/dggs.alaska.gov\/hazards\/landslides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.<\/a> The natural disaster, <a href=\"https:\/\/disasterscharter.org\/web\/guest\/disaster-types\/-\/article\/landslides#:~:text=Landslides%20occur%20when%20ground%20on,a%20great%20deal%20of%20damage.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>which typically happens when the ground on slopes or sides of mountains becomes unstable<\/a>, has caused tens of millions of dollars in damage and has killed 11 people in southeastern Alaska over the last decade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736997\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736997\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, resulted in one fatality and three injuries on Sunday. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. local time, damaging multiple homes and threatening the safety of residents. In response, city officials ordered mandatory evacuations for the affected area. Local shelters were set up at a community center and Ketchikan High School to assist those displaced by the disaster. Authorities also issued warnings about the potential for a second landslide and were actively monitoring conditions. &#8220;A possible secondary landslide zone has been identified south of the initial slide site, with response teams on standby,&#8221; stated city officials in an evening release.<\/p>\n<p>The region had experienced heavy rainfall throughout the weekend leading up to the landslide, which contributed to its occurrence; this rain was expected to persist into Monday. The scale of destruction left many shocked, including Ketchikan Mayor Dave Kiffer who remarked that he had never witnessed such a significant slide in his 65 years living there.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Mike Dunleavy declared a disaster for the area and instructed state agencies to provide all necessary resources for recovery efforts while expressing his thoughts and prayers for Ketchikan&#8217;s residents via social media.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Lisa Murkowski also shared her concerns online: &#8220;Praying for everyone in Ketchikan right now,&#8221; she wrote, noting that evacuations were mandated along specific streets due to risks of further landslides and advising evacuees on routes to emergency shelters.<\/p>\n<p>Ketchikan is situated along Alaska\u2019s Inside Passage in southeastern Alaska, approximately 680 miles north of Seattle with nearly 14,000 residents who refer to it as the \u201csalmon capital of the world.\u201d Landslides are a known hazard in this region; over the past decade they have caused significant damage amounting to tens of millions of dollars and resulted in eleven fatalities according to Alaska\u2019s Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2330911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24239230768579-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8320,14314,10393,33918],"class_list":["post-2330910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alaska","tag-evacuations","tag-landslide","tag-natural-disaster"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24239230768579-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}