Girl dead, woman rescued, 5 missing after landslide hits isolated Alaska fishing community
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Authorities say a girl has died, a woman has been rescued and five people are missing after a landslide tore through a southeast Alaska fishing community. A spokesperson for the Alaska State Troopers said Tuesday that the girl's body was recovered soon after the Monday night landslide.
  • SheeEttin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    10 months ago

    As permafrost thaws and wind/rainstorms intensify, expect this to happen more frequently.

    • villainy@lemmy.world
      4·
      10 months ago

      The slide — estimated to be 450 feet (137 meters) wide — occurred about 9 p.m. Monday during a significant rain and windstorm near Wrangell, an island community of 2,000 people some 155 miles (250 kilometers) south of the state capital of Juneau.

      155 miles from Juneau. It’s the second sentence in the article.