On Sunday evening, a landslide occurred in Ketchikan, which resulted in the closing of a two-lane road on the outskirts of the Southeast Alaska hamlet. The debris from the landslide in Ketchikan began to obstruct both lanes of Revilla Road at around eight o’clock in the evening, as the Ketchikan Gateway Borough reported. The obstruction happened after the Ward Lake exit but before the paintball fields were on the scene. In response, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is currently waiting for a geologist from Juneau to assess the region before beginning to remove the debris particles.
Eight people, including a family of four from Ketchikan, found themselves unable to continue their journey on the road as the slide caused disruptions to the flow of traffic. They decided to stay in their car on the other side of the slope. A resident of the area named Janet Lydia claimed in a phone conversation that another truck had stopped close to the slide zone before they arrived. Even though the driver and passengers of that car could make their way through the debris, she mentioned that the muck was too deep for her to take the risk of bringing her children through it.
After removing all cars and individuals from the Ketchikan side of the slide, Alaska State Troopers will block Revilla Road at the North Tongass Highway intersection. The second Ketchikan landslide in two months. The earlier slide in the city center damaged sixty homes, killed one person, and injured three more. Geologists are continuing their study to determine the region’s landslide risk.The North Tongass Fire and EMS Service and Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad are ready to help anybody in need.
This news story was originally published by Alaska´s News Source.
