Ketchikan family of 5 grateful to be alive after landslide struck home [Video]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Ketchikan resident Tabitha Brown was among the roughly two dozen people sheltered Tuesday night at Ketchikan High School.

Two days earlier, she was on her way home from work when she was told she couldn’t go home to her children, four of whom were home with her partner when the landslide struck their residence.

Her home was still standing, but downed powerlines prevented her from being able to go inside.

“That was pretty terrifying,” Brown said. “I couldn’t risk jumping over them, [not] knowing if they were live or not. There was flooding in the street. It looked dangerous.”

While relieved to find out her family was not harmed, she said her heart broke for neighbors who were not so fortunate.

“Seeing down the road that there were people coming home to not having a family member and it was awful,” said Brown, who’s sleeping at …