|
 A rain-soaked hillside collapsed above the north fork of the
Stillaguamish River on March 22, unleashing a torrent of mud that
clogged the river, swallowed up a stretch of a state highway and
crushed some three dozen homes on the outskirts of the tiny
community of Oso, 55 miles northeast of Seattle.
Among the dead, 39 have been identified, Snohomish County officials
said.
They range in age from 4-month-old Sanoah Huestis, who died with her
grandmother, to 91-year-old Bonnie Gullikson, whose husband was
among those who escaped the disaster with injuries.
Rescue teams have found no signs of life in the mud pile since the
day of the disaster, and the Snohomish County Sheriff's office said
two people remain listed as missing.
[to top of second column] |
The White House said President Barack Obama is due to meet with the
families of victims on Tuesday afternoon before leaving for a
four-country tour of Asia.
(Reporting by Cynthia Johnston and Eric M. Johnson;
editing by
Jonathan Oatis, John Stonestreet)
[© 2014 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2014 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
