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Washington landslide kills 4, leaves 18 missing
Posted on 3/23/14 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 3/23/14 at 9:16 pm
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) - Searchers found another body Sunday in the tangled sludge of a massive landslide in rural Washington state, bringing the death toll to at least four from the wall of debris that swept through a small riverside neighborhood.
At least 18 people remained missing, though authorities warned that number could grow. Late Saturday, rescuers heard cries for help, and a day later, they heard nothing.
The 1-square-mile mudslide that struck Saturday morning also critically injured several people and destroyed about 30 homes.
Crews were able to get to the muddy, tree-strewn area after geologists flew over in a helicopter and determined it was safe enough for emergency responders and technical rescue personnel to search for possible survivors, Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots said Sunday evening. They found the body buried in the mud.
"We didn't see or hear any signs of life out there today," he said, adding that they did not search the entire debris field, only drier areas safe to traverse.
Despite that, Hots said crews were still in a "search and rescue mode. It has not gone to a recovery mode at this time."
He said the search would continue until nightfall, at which time conditions become too dangerous.
Before crews could get onto the debris field late Sunday morning, they looked for signs of life by helicopter. Authorities initially said it was too dangerous to send rescuers out on foot.
Rescuers' hopes of finding more survivors were buoyed late Saturday when they heard people yelling for help, but they were unable to reach anyone. The soupy mud was so thick and deep that searchers had to turn back.
"We have this huge square-mile mudflow that's basically like quicksand," Hots said Sunday.
The slide wiped through what neighbors described as a former fishing village of small homes - some nearly 100 years old.LINK
At least 18 people remained missing, though authorities warned that number could grow. Late Saturday, rescuers heard cries for help, and a day later, they heard nothing.
The 1-square-mile mudslide that struck Saturday morning also critically injured several people and destroyed about 30 homes.
Crews were able to get to the muddy, tree-strewn area after geologists flew over in a helicopter and determined it was safe enough for emergency responders and technical rescue personnel to search for possible survivors, Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots said Sunday evening. They found the body buried in the mud.
"We didn't see or hear any signs of life out there today," he said, adding that they did not search the entire debris field, only drier areas safe to traverse.
Despite that, Hots said crews were still in a "search and rescue mode. It has not gone to a recovery mode at this time."
He said the search would continue until nightfall, at which time conditions become too dangerous.
Before crews could get onto the debris field late Sunday morning, they looked for signs of life by helicopter. Authorities initially said it was too dangerous to send rescuers out on foot.
Rescuers' hopes of finding more survivors were buoyed late Saturday when they heard people yelling for help, but they were unable to reach anyone. The soupy mud was so thick and deep that searchers had to turn back.
"We have this huge square-mile mudflow that's basically like quicksand," Hots said Sunday.
The slide wiped through what neighbors described as a former fishing village of small homes - some nearly 100 years old.LINK
Posted on 3/23/14 at 9:24 pm to BowDownToLSU
A landslide is not a good place to go missing
Posted on 3/24/14 at 1:57 pm to BowDownToLSU
Posted on 3/24/14 at 2:02 pm to TDawg1313
That's awful. I worry more about landslides than I do any other natural disaster.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 2:04 pm to Topwater Trout
People escaping by boat. Not from the other day but just shows the craziness of these things.
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This post was edited on 3/24/14 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 3/24/14 at 2:05 pm to BowDownToLSU
Being buried alive in mud is not at the top of my list of ways to go out.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 2:13 pm to BowDownToLSU
Just outside of Seattle, shocking
Posted on 3/24/14 at 2:22 pm to tylercsbn9
Different mudslide, but still cool.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 5:22 pm to BowDownToLSU
The number of missing has grown to 108. Prayers sent.
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The search for survivors of a deadly Washington state mudslide grew Monday to include 108 names of people who were reported missing or were unaccounted for, but authorities cautioned the figure likely would decline dramatically.
Still, the size of the list raised concerns the death toll would rise far above the eight people who have been confirmed dead after the 1-square-mile slide Saturday swept through part of a former fishing village about 55 miles northeast of Seattle. Several people also were critically injured. About 30 homes were destroyed, and the debris blocked a 1-mile stretch of state highway.
“The situation is very grim,” Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots said, stressing that authorities are still in rescue mode and are holding out hope. But he noted: “We have not found anyone alive on this pile since Saturday.”
Posted on 3/24/14 at 5:29 pm to tylercsbn9
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People escaping by boat. Not from the other day but just shows the craziness of these things.
There was an incredible landslide in Glacier Bay a month ago. It's remote as hell, no one lives there. Probably 75 miles from here. Scientists detected it on sensors and estimated the size long before it was physically verified.
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A massive landslide in Glacier Bay National Park more than a week ago is exciting scientists around the world for the way it was the detected, the images of the slide and the sheer magnitude of it. It’s also near a similar slide that occurred in 2012 on Mount Lituya.
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Scientists estimate the break away from the mountain had started at just under 9,000 feet. Olson landed near the terminus at about 3,700 feet. The debris field is estimated to be almost five miles long with an estimated 68 million metric tons of debris. For comparison, the Lituya slide released less than a third of that.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 5:59 pm to BowDownToLSU
Just FYI, mudslides fall under flood insurance.
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