Girl dead and five missing after landslide hits small Alaska community

The landslide that occurred the previous evening near Wrangell, Alaska, on Nov. 21, 2023. Authorities said at least one person died and others were believed missing after the large landslide roared down a mountaintop into the path of three homes. (Alaska Department of Public Safety via AP)

A landslide that ripped down a heavily forested mountainside in south-east Alaska killed a girl, injured a woman and left five people missing as it struck three homes in a remote fishing community, authorities said.

Crews are using a sniffer dog and heat-sensing drones to search for those who are unaccounted for.