Washington mudslide basicly takes out entire neighborhood
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Snohomish County Emergency Management Director John Pennington said Wednesday that 16 people are confirmed dead and another eight bodies have been found but not recovered, the same information that was given a day earlier.
The biggest day-to-day change is in the number of those confirmed missing or unaccounted for: It stands at 90, down from 176 the day before.
Pennington put another 35 people in a different category, saying their status "is still unknown."
"The cars that have been found have just literally been twisted into corkscrews and torn in half."
...that doesn't mean authorities aren't doing everything they possibly can to find hope within the up to 40 feet of mud that has destroyed 49 structures.
Scores of local, state and federal authorities converged Wednesday in and around the roughly square-mile patch of hell located about an hour's drive northeast of Seattle, some of them using heavy machinery, chainsaws, pumps and their hands trying to save lives or, at least, bring solace to family members by finding bodies. They were accompanied by rescue and cadaver dogs plus the coordinated ballet of helicopters in search of any heat source that might indicate a living person or animal.
"That miracle can happen," said firefighter Jan McClellan. "We live for that hope. We really live for that hope."
[url]http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/26/us/washington-landslide/[/url]
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On the local tv channel are firefighters and paramedics basically trying to not cry in front of the camera, it's really upsetting to see. There was a [URL="http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/03/26/boy-rescued-washington-mudslide/6912515/"]toddler[/URL] whom was pulled out of the mud, and his extended family is now coming to take care of him.
Most of those trees are at least as tall as an four story building.
It's really eerie how close this is to where I live.
Lots of local places are pitching in to help, though. The Dominos in Arlington had a day where all their sales went towards helping the victims, and the [sp]Gamestop[/sp] I work at has a donation box.
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Can you imagine that persons thoughts? Basically trapped and watching his house get so close to being demolished.
I live in Washington, but not really near it that much.
I worked for PSE customer service. I've personally spoken to multiple residence there. Pretty fucking depressing.
What happened to the old thread?
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1378797&p=44344841[/url]
I guess people just stopped noticing all of a sudden
This is much worse than a normal mudslide, the river water is keeping it wet and I find it hard to believe anyone can survive buried there when you will just get sealed by the settling mud :(
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Can you imagine that persons thoughts? Basically trapped and watching his house get so close to being demolished.
I live in Washington, but not really near it that much.[/QUOTE]
First thing that came to mind is, "I want to move immediately, but my property no longer has value.".
I know it's sort of horrible, but yeah. I don't believe in miracles or any divine providence, so my main desire would be to get the fuck out of that area ASAHP.
EDIT: Oh wait, no. Let me be even more horribly grim.
"Wow. That was a loud noise. I'd better call the neighbors to see if they know what that was."
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