Monday, March 24, 2014

14 People Dead, 176 Reports of Missing After Washington Mudslide --- Six more bodies were found Monday in a Washington town that was engulfed by mud when a hillside collapsed, raising the number of confirmed dead to 14, and authorities are chasing down a striking 176 reports of people missing. -- The number of reports of missing people was up from 108 earlier in the day, though authorities cautioned that many of those could likely be false alarms and duplicates. -- The search effort included firefighters and police officers, dogs and heavy equipment operators — even a hovercraft. -- The threat of a secondary landslide for a time hampered search-and-rescue efforts Monday afternoon. -- Emergency management officials said some crews had been pulled off the disaster site in Oso, Wash., because of the danger. -- "There is movement on the landslide," said state geologist Dave Norman. -- State officials said geologist from several agencies were on the scene to monitor the hillside, but the slide area remained unsafe for recovery work before beginning again. -- But the going was tough, officials said, with some areas “like quicksand” and others chunky hard clay hard to traverse and dig. -- No survivors were found on Monday, said Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots in a Monday evening news briefing. - More, No survivors were found on Monday, said Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots in a Monday evening news briefing. -- More, Tracy Connor, at: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/deadly-mudslide/14-people-dead-176-reports-missing-after-washington-mudslide-n60886

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