By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/death-toll-climbs-8-washington-mudslide Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter UPDATE: Death toll climbs to 14 in Washington mudslide Nation Mar 24, 2014 7:52 PM EDT Updated 7:52 p.m. EDT, March 24 | Snohomish County reported Monday afternoon on its official Twitter account that the death toll rose to 14 in the Washington landslide. We can confirm that six more bodies have been found in the #530slide, bringing the total now to 14. — Snohomish County (@snocounty) March 24, 2014 Updated 12:30 p.m. EDT, March 24 | Authorities said in a news conference Monday that they have a consolidated list of 108 names that are unaccounted for or missing after the Washington landslide. They added that the list does not account for overlap and does not mean that there are 108 injuries or fatalities. Although the search operation has expanded, “the situation is very grim” for finding additional survivors, Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots said during the conference. “We’re still holding out hope that we’re going to be able to find people that may still be alive,” Hots said, “but keep in mind we have not found anybody alive on this pile since Saturday in the initial stages of our operation.” — 11:30 a.m. EDT, March 24 | At least eight are confirmed dead with more than a dozen still missing from Saturday’s 1-square-mile mudslide that devastated a small riverside community 55 miles north of Seattle, authorities said late Sunday. Emergency responders found a body Sunday morning in the debris field, after three people were confirmed dead on Saturday. Snohomish County authorities confirmed four more deaths at a community meeting Sunday, bringing the total to eight. “We didn’t see or hear any signs of life out there today,” Travis Hots, chief of Snohomish County Fire Districts 21 and 22, said at the Sunday meeting. Video by Associated Press The mudslide demolished 30 homes in the rural town of Oso, Wash., Seattle Times reports, and covered a mile of Highway 530. Officials have blamed heavy rainfall for the mudslide. Officials also lifted an evacuation order Sunday, after concerns of downstream flooding were allayed. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage
Updated 7:52 p.m. EDT, March 24 | Snohomish County reported Monday afternoon on its official Twitter account that the death toll rose to 14 in the Washington landslide. We can confirm that six more bodies have been found in the #530slide, bringing the total now to 14. — Snohomish County (@snocounty) March 24, 2014 Updated 12:30 p.m. EDT, March 24 | Authorities said in a news conference Monday that they have a consolidated list of 108 names that are unaccounted for or missing after the Washington landslide. They added that the list does not account for overlap and does not mean that there are 108 injuries or fatalities. Although the search operation has expanded, “the situation is very grim” for finding additional survivors, Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots said during the conference. “We’re still holding out hope that we’re going to be able to find people that may still be alive,” Hots said, “but keep in mind we have not found anybody alive on this pile since Saturday in the initial stages of our operation.” — 11:30 a.m. EDT, March 24 | At least eight are confirmed dead with more than a dozen still missing from Saturday’s 1-square-mile mudslide that devastated a small riverside community 55 miles north of Seattle, authorities said late Sunday. Emergency responders found a body Sunday morning in the debris field, after three people were confirmed dead on Saturday. Snohomish County authorities confirmed four more deaths at a community meeting Sunday, bringing the total to eight. “We didn’t see or hear any signs of life out there today,” Travis Hots, chief of Snohomish County Fire Districts 21 and 22, said at the Sunday meeting. Video by Associated Press The mudslide demolished 30 homes in the rural town of Oso, Wash., Seattle Times reports, and covered a mile of Highway 530. Officials have blamed heavy rainfall for the mudslide. Officials also lifted an evacuation order Sunday, after concerns of downstream flooding were allayed. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now