actually operate this is area. and i know that they have indicated that when all of this is over, they want to review all their procedures to determine whether unmanned campsites like this, campsites that don t have somebody up and awake 24 hours a day are something that they are going to try to change. as i indicated, the remoteness, the remote nature of this area attracts a lot of people to begin with. well, our casey wyann is live at the command cente in arkansas. what is going on there, casey? reporter: well, behind me we have 100 folks gathering to be part of the search and rescue and recovery effort that s been going on since friday. we have seen rescuers out there in kayaks, on atvs,son horseback, helicopters, but now it is more on recovery. they are sending out canine teams to try to sniff whatever
looking for people here. yes. what has the loss been like? can you describe it? can you come to terms with it even yet? no. uh-uh. i don t want to try to come to terms with it yet. we ll all have to though. yeah. there s still a lot there s the the river hasn t given up the bodies yet. there s more. casy joins us from langley, arkansas. where are we with the search? reporter: we had search and rescue teams throughout the day, using kayaks, on horseback, using atvs, canine teams, everything you can imagine. they called up the operations for the night. it is dark. they are going to resume again tomorrow. one sheriff said it basically turned into a recovery
how it could be part of the future. scary, huh? good morning, everyone. i m alex whit. welcome to msnbc saturday. in arkansas rescuers are searching for dozens of people after raging floodwaters completely destroyed a campground yesterday, wrapping cars around trees and literally tearing asphalt from the road. at least 16 people are confirmed dead. nbc s john yang is in langley, arkansas, with more for us. let s get a description of the scene there today. the rescuers are in kayaks, on horseback and atvs? reporter: kayaks, canoes, horseback, on foot. it is a really big slog down there. they re searching about 20-mile stretch, very rugged, very remote area of the little missouri rivers. my colleague just came back from going out with some of the searchers, talks about how the mud actually sort of sucks you into the mire, sucks your shoes