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March 24, 2014 |
Mudslide in Washington: More survivors doubtful
Friends and relatives continue to wait for news of their loved ones as the search resumed for victims of the mudslide that hit north of Seattle on Saturday, March 22. Rescuers were unable to work for two days because of the dangerous mud. Geologists in helicopters declared some areas safe to search for survivors. Over 100 people are still missing. --Thea Breite (16 photos total)

Brian Anderson, left, and Coby Young search through the wreckage of a home belonging to the Kuntz family Sunday, March 23, 2014, near Oso, Wash. The entire Kuntz family was at a baseball game Saturday morning when a fatal mudslide swept through the area. The family returned Sunday to search through what remained. (Genna Martin/AP/The Herald) #

A view of the damage from Saturday's mudslide near Oso, Wash. At least eight people were killed in the 1-square-mile slide that hit in a rural area about 55 miles northeast of Seattle on Saturday. Several people also were critically injured, and about 30 homes were destroyed. (Washington State Dept. of Transportation/AP) #

Twenty-three year Oso, Wash. resident Mark Headrick stands in the home he declined to evacuate on the banks of the Stillaguamish River Sunday, March 23, 2014, near Oso, Wash. Authorities say more than 18 people are unaccounted for after a massive mudslide killed at least four people and destroyed 30 homes, forcing evacuations from fears of the Stillaguamish River flooding. (Jordan Stead/AP/Seattlepi.com.) #

From left, Trista Bonus watches an online news clip of the mudslide with LoAnna Langton, Kristian Langton and Elijah Kristopher Langton at a temporary Red Cross shelter at the Darrington Community Center in Darrington, Washington on Sunday, March 23, 2014. The Langton family were at their home when the mudslide came down nearby, terrifying them and leading Elijah Kristopher Langton to fear for his own life. "I said, 'okay God, please let me go to Heaven,'" he recalled. The Langton home was later flooded by waters from the Stillaguamish River, which was partially blocked by the mudslide. (David Ryder/Getty Images) #
More links and information
Officials: Up to 108 unaccounted for in mudslide aftermath - chicagotribune.com, 3/24/14
Fears rise that more than 8 died in mudslide - seattlepi.com, 3/24/14
8 dead; 108 reports of missing people - http://seattletimes.com, 3/24/14