Saturday/ landslide near Oso, WA

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Map of the landslide area from the Seattle Times.

Saturday brought news of a deadly landslide that happened east of the town of Oso here in Washington state.  Three people have been killed, more in critical condition in the hospital; 6 houses destroyed and 16 others damaged.  As of Saturday night a rescue effort was still underway to find more people trapped in the debris.  The mud and debris also blocks the Stillaguamish river, and people are warned to stay out of the downstream area.  The blocked body of water is increasing in size, and can break through at any time.

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The scene on Highway 530 shortly after the landslide (from King5.com website).
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Here is a before and after picture of the landslide tweeted by Komo News.

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