Aug. 26 (UPI) — At least one person was killed and several others were injured in a landslide that hit the Alaskan coastal city of Ketchikan on Sunday, according to officials who have ordered mandatory evacuations over the potential of additional landslides.
City officials said in a statement that the landslide occurred at about 4 p.m., damaging multiple homes. Third Avenue Bypass, Second Avenue, First Avenue and White Cliff Avenue were all affected, it said.
The city declared a disaster emergency, stating in the declaration that the landslide has also forced road closures and caused flooding.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor Rodney Dial said that in his 65 years, he has “never seen a slide of this magnitude.”
The officials said one person was killed and three others were hospitalized with injuries suffered during the slide. Of those injured, only one has been released from the hospital as of late Sunday.
“Friends, is 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. “As we work through this, please keep the affected families in your prayers.”
City officials are warning over the potential of another landslide and have ordered the mandatory evacuation of some residents. An emergency shelter has been erected and stocked with supplies at the Ketchikan high school, they said.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy of Alaska said late Sunday that he has declared a disaster declaration and has directed all state agencies to provide the city with “what ever assistance is needed.”
With posting pictures online of utility poles that had been toppled by tons of earth and felled trees, local KPU Electric said the landslide had caused power outages in the city.
It said many homes and businesses had power restored by 8 p.m. but that those without electricity would remain that way until the landslide was cleared.
“There are six poles down that cannot be repaired at safely at this time,” it said in a statement.
“Praying for everyone in Ketchikan right now,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski said on X.
Located in the Southeast Alaska Panhandle, Ketchikan is home to about 8,200 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Smoke rises over Konarak naval base in southern Iran on Sunday. The base was one of hundreds of targets of U.S. and Israeli forces throughout the country.
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Commercial satellite images are providing a unique look at the extent of damage being done to Iran’s military facilities across the country.
The U.S. and Israeli military campaign opened with a daytime attack that struck Iranian leadership in central Tehran. Smoke was still visible rising from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s compound following the attack that killed the supreme leader.
An image by the company Airbus taken on Saturday shows the aftermath of an Israeli strike on Iran’s Leadership House in central Tehran. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the opening wave of attacks.
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Israel and the U.S. have gone on to strike targets across the country. Reports on social media indicate that there have been numerous military bases and compounds attacked all over Iran, and Iran has responded with attacks throughout the Middle East.
U.S. forces have also been striking at Iran’s navy. In a post on his social media platform, President Trump said that he had been briefed that U.S. forces had sunk nine Iranian naval vessels. U.S. Central Command did not immediately confirm that number but it did say it had struck an Iranian warship in port.
An image captured on Saturday shows a ship burning at Iran’s naval base at Konarak.
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Numerous satellite images show burning vessels at Konarak naval base in southern Iran. Images also show damage to a nearby airbase where hardened hangers were struck by precision munitions.
Hardened aircraft shelters at Konarak airbase were struck with precision munitions.
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And there was extensive damage at a drone base in the same area. Iran has launched numerous drones and missiles toward Israel and U.S. military installations in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. Many drones have been intercepted but videos on social media show that some have evaded air defenses and caused damage in nearby Gulf countries. In Dubai, debris from an Iranian drone damaged the iconic Burj Al Arab, according to a statement from Dubai’s government.
Buildings at an Iranian drone base at Konarak were destroyed in the strikes.
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Iran’s most powerful weapons are its long-range missiles. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have hidden the missiles deep inside mountain tunnels. Images taken Sunday in the mountains of northern Iran indicate that some of those tunnels were hit in a wave of strikes.
Following Khamenei’s death, Iran declared 40 days of mourning. Satellite images showed mourners gathering in Tehran’s Enghelab square on Sunday.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told NPR on Sunday that Iran will continue to fight “foreign aggression, foreign domination.”
A White House official told NPR that Trump plans to talk to Iran’s interim leadership “eventually,” but that for now, U.S. operations continue in the region “unabated.”
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Gunfire rang out at a bar in Austin, Texas, early Sunday and at least three people were killed, the city’s police chief said.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis told reporters the shooter was killed by officers at the scene.
Fourteen others were hospitalized and three were in critical condition, Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said.
“We received a call at 1:39 a.m. and within 57 seconds, the first paramedics and officers were on scene actively treating the patients,” Luckritz said.
There was no initial word on the shooter’s identity or motive.
Davis noted how fortunate it was that there was a heavy police presence in Austin’s entertainment district at the time, enabling officers to respond quickly as bars were closing.
“Officers immediately transitioned … and were faced with the individual with a gun,” Davis said. “Three of our officers returned fire, killing the suspect.”
She called the shooting a “tragic, tragic” incident.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said his heart goes out to the victims, and he praised the swift response of first responders.
“They definitely saved lives,” he said.
Davis said federal law enforcement is aiding the investigation.
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