Oso Mudslide Disaster Snohomish County Washington

Oso Mudslide Disaster Snohomish County Washington
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41 killed, 2 missing March 22, 2014 Oso Mudslide Disaster Snohomish County Washington On Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 10:37 a.m. local time, a major mudslide occurred 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Oso, Washington, United States, when a portion of an unstable hill collapsed, sending mud and debris across the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, engulfing a rural neighborhood, and covering an area of approximately 1 square mile (2.6 km²). As of April 28, 2014, the slide had killed 41 people;^[2]2 more remained missing.^{[4]  4}/29/2014 Search suspended for last 2 victims that are still declared missing


References

• New York Times
• Seattle Times
• Interactive Map
• Wikipedia 

  Category:Natural disasters in Washington (state) - Wikipedia

*Sources

Before the Washington mudslide, warnings of the unthinkable

www.washingtonpost.com/...washington.../0088b5f...‎

The Washington Post

Mar 29, 2014 - But Washington state's deadliest natural disaster since the 1980 Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption — and one of the worst in a century

‘Active’ search ends for slide’s last 2 victims 

Snohomish County officials have scaled back their search for the remaining two victims of the March 22 mudslide near Oso.