Removing the debris from the landslide in Juneau is expected to take several days, and city officials have concerns about more storms moving into the area by week’s end.
JUNEAU — Efforts began Wednesday to remove enough trees, rocks and dirt to fill half a football field that were deposited on a street in Juneau by a landslide.
“It came down a long ways and brought a lot of material, and now that material is quite deep,” Tom Mattice, Juneau’s emergency program manager, told the He said the damage could have been much worse given the distance and momentum the debris had in coming down the mountain. Most had power restored within an hour, but about 50 customers didn’t get power back until Tuesday because debris prevented crews from accessing the area.
A tree and landslide debris lie across Gastineau Avenue after falling between two homes and crushing a vehicle in downtown Juneau on Tuesday.
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