One person was killed by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said.
Three people were also transported to the Ketchikan Medical Center following the landslide, which struck around 4 p.m. local time Sunday and damaged homes and infrastructure, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and City of Ketchikan said in a joint statement Sunday.
All other individuals have been accounted for, the statement said.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a disaster for Ketchikan, while Borough Mayor Rodney Dial and city Mayor Dave Kiffer issued a separate emergency declaration.
"Friends, it's with a heavy heart we relay that a landslide in the city has taken a life, caused several injuries, damaged homes and impacted our community," Dial said in the statement.
Kiffer said the loss of life was "heartbreaking, and my heart goes out to those who lost their homes."
"In my 65 years in Ketchikan, I have never seen a slide of this magnitude. With the slides we have seen across the region, there is clearly a region-wide issue that we need to try to understand with the support of our state geologist," Kiffer said.
