Hopes Fade as 25th Body Found in Washington State Mudslide 

By: Jonathan Kaminsky

After this tragic mudslide, 90 people are still missing and there are doubts that they not may ever be found. (Kaminsky). In Darrington, it has been said that 25 people were declared dead, when the mudslide hut homes. People are helping as much as they can. People are asking for donations, giving out free food to rescuers and the Arlington middle school was turned into a red cross rescue center. "A rain-soaked hillside collapsed near the tiny town of Oso, about 55 miles northeast of Seattle last Saturday, cascading over a river and a road into homes, blanketing about a square mile in muck and debris." (Kaminsky 1). People have been working 24/ 7 to look for bodies, using dogs, small cameras, and other devices.

To help with the relief efforts, "President Obama had signed an emergency declaration ordering U.S. government assistance to supplement state and local relief efforts."(Kaminsky 1). Many people are being cared for and more than 100 houses were completely destroyed by the mudslide. People are sadly loosing hope but people aren't giving up. (Kaminsky).



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