Some sad news to report… š
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(Reuters) – The death toll rose to four and 18 people were missing on Sunday from a landslide in Washington state that buried homes and cars under mud and debris up to 15 feet deep, authorities said.
Eight people were also injured when rain-soaked embankments along State Route 530 near Oso, Washington, about 55 miles northeast of Seattle, gave way on Saturday morning and washed out at least six homes.
Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots said rescuers had found a fourth victim, but they had yet to recover the body.
“I am disappointed to tell you that after searching a very large area of that debris field on foot, we didn’t find anybody alive. There was no sign of life,” Hots told a televised news conference.
The tally of missing was likely to grow, he said. The rescue mission will halt at dusk because of treacherous, quicksand-like conditions, and will resume at dawn on Monday, Hots said.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee flew over the area on Sunday. He told the news conference, “I have a sense that we’re going to have some hard news here.”
via Four dead in Washington state landslide, 18 missing | Reuters.
May the Lord Jesus Christ be with those who are in the affected area and with the families who have lost loved ones in this tragic event.
I think that we all the need to realize; regardless of political stance, that we are all one disaster away from losing everything. My family has been truly blessed that we have not been in anything like this, but we do not gloat about such things. The Lord blessed us greatly. So, I always pray for people who find themselves in this sort of situation.
I think everyone should do likewise.