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Washington State Mudslide: Heartbreaking Search Resumes

There was a candlelight vigil Tuesday near the site of the mudslide that tore through the tiny community of Oso, Wash.
Rick Wilking Reuters/Landov
There was a candlelight vigil Tuesday near the site of the mudslide that tore through the tiny community of Oso, Wash.

Weary searchers resume their dangerous work Wednesday in Oso, Wash., where at least 24 people — and possibly many more — died when a massive mudslide buried the small community north of Seattle on Saturday.

Headlines and news outlets' updates help tell the story as the day begins:

-- "Heartbreaking search intensifies in mudslide zone." (The Seattle Times)

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-- "Over 200 searchers will resume the search at daylight." (KING5-TV)

-- "The number of people believed to be missing in the mudslide remains 'fluid,' according to officials. They have been working off a list with nearly 200 reports of people who are unaccounted for, but search operation crews said they are sure many of those names are duplicates." (Seattle's KUOW)

-- "The debris area covers an entire square mile and recent rain is making the task even more difficult." (KUOW's Sara Lerner on the NPR Newscast)

-- "County's own 2010 report called slide area dangerous." (The Seattle Times)

We'll keep an eye on developments and update as more news comes in.

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