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Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for parts of a landslide-stricken community in southern Alaska as city officials warn another landslide could wreak havoc nearby.
An initial landslide damaged multiple homes in the coastal city of Ketchikan, Alaska, around 4 p.m. Sunday, the city said in a release.
“A potential secondary landslide area has been identified south of the original slide location. Response crews are standing by,” the release advised.
Residents in the at-risk area have been ordered to evacuate and a local high school is serving as an emergency shelter, the city said.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration following the landslide, the governor said in a post on X.
“All state agencies are directed to provide whatever assistance is needed. My thoughts and prayers are with residents of Ketchikan tonight,” Dunleavy wrote in the post.
The evacuation area includes homes along Third Avenue, Second Avenue and Walter Street, First Avenue and White Cliff Avenue between Austin Street and Nadeau Street, according to the release.
This is a developing story and will be updated.