Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say

One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough and City of Ketchikan said in a joint statement that three people were transported to Ketchikan Medical Center following the landslide around 4 p.m. Sunday that damaged homes and infrastructure. Authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation order for areas near the landslide and a shelter has been opened at Ketchikan High School. Various local and state agencies have responded. The city and Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy have issued emergency declarations. Dunleavy says Department of Homeland Security and Department of Transportation personnel are expected to travel to Ketchikan on Monday.