Ketchikan officials say there’s “currently no danger of dam failure” but noted that a flood advisory is in place through Sunday.
Fairbanks resident Erin Lee, 40, was transported to Mat-Su Regional Hospital via helicopter where she was pronounced dead, according to the statement.
An East Hillcrest Ave. home was damaged in a mudslide brought by heavy rains Thursday afternoon.
A series of floods and landslides triggered by a period of torrential rain over the past few days has left five people dead, with one person missing and a further 25 people injured in mountainous regions situated in the north on April 25.
The slides come near the end of an avalanche season experts say is notable both for its heightened danger and lack of deaths.
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