US landslide death toll doubles
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Searchers">Searchers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sludge">sludge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="landslide">landslide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mud">mud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="riverside">riverside</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Snohomish">Snohomish</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="sheriff">sheriff</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</span> <span word="Rob">Rob</span> <span word="Palmer">Palmer</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="fluid">fluid</span>." <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 18, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mudslide">mudslide</span> <span word="about">about</span> 88 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>.</p><p><span word="Rescue">Rescue</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="muddy">muddy</span>, <span word="tree">tree</span>-<span word="strewn">strewn</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="geologists">geologists</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="responders">responders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span>, <span word="Snohomish">Snohomish</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="District">District</span> 21 <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Travis">Travis</span> <span word="Hots">Hots</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p><span word="Searchers">Searchers</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Rescuers">Rescuers</span>' <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="buoyed">buoyed</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="yelling">yelling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mud">mud</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="searchers">searchers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p>
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