Fears are growing that a disaster of massive proportions struck Oso, Washington after the number of dead from Saturday’s landslide was confirmed to be at least 14 with 176 others missing. Earlier in the day, that number was 108.
More than 100 rescuers with dogs, aircraft and sonar equipment scoured the remnants of the steep hillside in the remote town, 50 miles north of Seattle looking for the nearly 200 people who have not been heard of since.
The death toll so far stood at eight on Monday morning, but the tragic discovery of six bodies in the evening was announced via Twitter hours after emergency management officials expressed doubt anyone else would be plucked alive from the muck that engulfed dozens of homes when a rain-soaked hillside collapsed on Saturday morning .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk
