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Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Wednesday 26 March 2014 13:39 GMT

A flag, put up by volunteers helping search the area, stands in the ruins of a home left at the end of a deadly mudslide from the now-barren hillside seen about a mile behind in Oso

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

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In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

A flag, put up by volunteers helping search the area, stands in the ruins of a home left at the end of a deadly mudslide from the now-barren hillside seen about a mile behind in Oso

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

Rescue workers carry an inflatable boat to the flooded area in the debris field caused by the massive mudslide above the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River onto Highway 530, as recovery efforts continue, near Oso

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

A search dog roams and sniffs through the debris field caused by a massive mudslide above the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River onto Highway 530

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

Rescue workers remove one of a number of bodies from the wreckage of homes destroyed by a mudslide near Oso

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

People gather at a candlelight vigil in Arlington for the victims of a massive mudslide that struck the nearby community of Oso

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

Flowers are left on debris next to a demolished home where a woman's body was found following a deadly mudslide in Arlington

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

A helicopter flies past the area where a deadly mudslide hit in Arlington

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

This aerial view of the massive mudslide near Arlington

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

An intact house sits at left at the edge of the massive mudslide that killed at least eight people and left dozens missing near Arlington

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

Houses and other structures are shown flooded by the backed-up Stillaguamish River up-river from the massive mudslide near Arlington

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

A view of the damage from the mudslide in Oso

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

A mudslide which destroyed several homes and killed at least eight people in Oso

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

A sign outside a coffee shop references a deadly mudslide that happened in Arlington

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

Mud splattered pictures in a home effected by fatal mudslide near Oso

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

A landslide and structural debris blocks Highway 530 near Oso, Washington

Reuters

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

Steve Skaglund walks across the rubble on the east side of Saturday's fatal mudslide near Oso, Wash., Sunday, March 23

AP

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

Waters from the backed up Stillaguamish River flow over structures on the Darrington side of the slide Sunday, March 23

AP

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

An aerial view of the area affected by a landslide near State Route 530

Reuters

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

A wide aerial view shows the huge volume of earth missing from the side of a hill facing the Stillaguamish River

In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of huge Washington mudslide

Washington mudslide

An image released by the Washington State Patrol shows emergency workers assisting at the scene of a mudslide which destroyed several homes and killed at least three people

EPA

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