CNN —At least one person was found dead and multiple others are believed to be missing after a large landslide covered a highway near a remote community in southeast Alaska, the state’s Department of Public Safety said in a news release Tuesday.
The landslide was reported Monday around 9 p.m. local time on the Zimovia Highway near Wrangell, and a preliminary survey by emergency responders determined it had walloped three single-family residences in its path.
Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration in Wrangell after deadly landslide, his office posted on social media.
Alaska’s Department of Public Safety urges people not to enter the slide area as it has been active throughout the night and additional landslides are possible.
CNN reached out to Alaska’s Department of Public Safety for updates.
Persons:
Mike Dunleavy
Organizations:
CNN, state’s Department of Public Safety, Alaska Gov, Alaska’s Department of Public Safety, Alaska’s Department of Transportation, Facebook
Locations:
Alaska, Wrangell