A veterinary appointment isn’t the first stop you might imagine during a natural disaster.
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Crews clean up after dozens of catastrophic landslides along Haines’ Lutak Inlet
Dozens of slides covered the 10 mile stretch of road that connects downtown Haines to the freight dock, the ferry terminal and Chilkoot Lake.
Search suspended for two Haines residents missing since landslide
Haines Mayor Douglas Olerud told the community it was more than likely that Larson and Simmons are deceased and that they cannot risk losing additional lives by putting search and rescue personnel on the slide.
LISTEN: Haines man describes rescue after landslide hits neighbors’ homes
Joe Aultman-Moore was sitting in his cabin in Haines last Wednesday when a large landslide swept through several neighboring houses. Aultman-Moore spoke with KHNS about what he saw during his rescue from the slide area.
Closed for the past 18 months, Haines hotel opens up for a community in need
“We didn’t open this summer,” said the Hotel Halsingland’s owner. “But I guess we’re opening this winter instead.”
In Haines, clean-up and search efforts happen in brief good-weather window
State geologists on Saturday said the ground was too unstable and recommended that search crews stay away from the slide zone.