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| Up to 108 missing after US mudslide | Up to 108 missing after US mudslide |
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| Authorities say they have 108 reports of people missing or unaccounted for after Saturday's huge landslide in the north-western US state of Washington. | Authorities say they have 108 reports of people missing or unaccounted for after Saturday's huge landslide in the north-western US state of Washington. |
| Eight bodies have been recovered so far after the 54m (177ft) deep wall of mud swept near the town of Oso, about 90km (55 miles) north of Seattle. | Eight bodies have been recovered so far after the 54m (177ft) deep wall of mud swept near the town of Oso, about 90km (55 miles) north of Seattle. |
| Search crews have worked day and night, using helicopters in the dangerous conditions that destroyed 30 homes. | Search crews have worked day and night, using helicopters in the dangerous conditions that destroyed 30 homes. |
| Several people, including an infant, were critically injured. | Several people, including an infant, were critically injured. |
| 'Situation very grim' | 'Situation very grim' |
| Snohomish County emergency management director John Pennington said the figure did not necessarily represent the total number of injuries or fatalities. | Snohomish County emergency management director John Pennington said the figure did not necessarily represent the total number of injuries or fatalities. |
| He said the list had been consolidated from a number of sources. | He said the list had been consolidated from a number of sources. |
| "It's a soft 108," Mr Pennington told a news conference, reports the Associated Press news agency. | "It's a soft 108," Mr Pennington told a news conference, reports the Associated Press news agency. |
| He said the number was expected to fall because it is suspected that some of the missing-person reports could have overlapped. | |
| Mr Pennington added: "We have not found anyone alive on this pile since Saturday." | |
| Snohomish County fire chief Travis Hots told reporters: "The situation is very grim." | Snohomish County fire chief Travis Hots told reporters: "The situation is very grim." |
| More than half of Oso is missing - a recent census put its population at 180. | |
| 'Gone in three seconds' | 'Gone in three seconds' |
| Authorities have continued their search-and-rescue operations amid a tangled debris field that Washington Governor Jay Inslee labelled "a square mile of total devastation". | Authorities have continued their search-and-rescue operations amid a tangled debris field that Washington Governor Jay Inslee labelled "a square mile of total devastation". |
| An 81-year-old man and a six-month-old boy were said to be in critical condition at a Seattle hospital on Sunday. | An 81-year-old man and a six-month-old boy were said to be in critical condition at a Seattle hospital on Sunday. |
| An eyewitness told the Daily Herald that he was driving on the road near Oso and had to quickly brake to avoid the mudslide. | An eyewitness told the Daily Herald that he was driving on the road near Oso and had to quickly brake to avoid the mudslide. |
| "I just saw the darkness coming across the road. Everything was gone in three seconds," Paulo Falcao told the newspaper. | "I just saw the darkness coming across the road. Everything was gone in three seconds," Paulo Falcao told the newspaper. |
| Robin Youngblood, another witness, told the Seattle Times: "All of a sudden there was a wall of mud. Then it hit and we were rolling. | Robin Youngblood, another witness, told the Seattle Times: "All of a sudden there was a wall of mud. Then it hit and we were rolling. |
| "The house was in sticks. We were buried under things, and we dug ourselves out." | "The house was in sticks. We were buried under things, and we dug ourselves out." |
| The landslide cut off the city of Darrington and clogged the north fork of the Stillaguamish River. | The landslide cut off the city of Darrington and clogged the north fork of the Stillaguamish River. |
| This prompted fears of severe flooding downstream if the build-up of water behind the debris breaks through suddenly. | This prompted fears of severe flooding downstream if the build-up of water behind the debris breaks through suddenly. |
| The authorities say the landslide was caused by recent heavy rain. | The authorities say the landslide was caused by recent heavy rain. |
| The area has had problems in the past with unstable land. | The area has had problems in the past with unstable land. |