A massive mudslide occurred near the Stillaguamish River in Oso, Wash. on Saturday in what reports are calling the worst mudslide the state has ever seen.
Local officials are reporting at least 14 dead and 176 missing as of Tuesday.
“Still no signs of life after a night of searching,” Travis Hots, fire chief for Snohomish County Fire Protection District 21, said in press briefing in Arlington, Wash. “Fourteen confirmed dead and the number is expected to go up.”
John Pennington, director of Snohomish County Emergency Management, said on Tuesday that a 1.1 magnitude earthquake on March 10 may have been the cause of the mudslide, although this hasn’t officially been confirmed Read more…
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