Alaska governor declares disaster after Ketchikan landslide kills 1, hospitalizes 3 others

One person was killed and three others were taken to hospital after a landslide prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said.

Alaska governor declares disaster after Ketchikan landslide kills 1, hospitalizes 3 others
People watch as emergency vehicles move in the background where a large landslide is seen through the trees.

One person was killed and three others were taken to hospital after a landslide prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said.