and i m marci gonzalez in for diana perez. a small washington town is left with sadness and fear this morning as the death toll rises following a massive mudslide. eight people confirmed dead. another 18 missing. the view from above shows the size of the slide burying homes in several feet of mud. rescue crews are putting an oblgs xrksz orange x on the buildings they have been able to search. tahman bradley has the latest. reporter: the frantic search for people trapped in debris continued through the night. rescuers digging through dangerously thick mud. 15 feet deep in some areas. the conditions are muddy. in places, it s like quick sand. other areas are not accessible at this time. reporter: pick occurs from above the scene show the scope. this rural community north of seattle buried by a mudslide measuring a square mile. it looks as if a whole side of the mountain came crashing down. total devastation. i mean, it s just unbelievable. it reminds me of what
that s right. in many ways family members want answers here charlie. but they do not want to find debris. we have been talking to family members all night. this press conference just wrapped up about three hours ago. there s no news except for the search had continued. then about three hours later. we got word that the prime minister was going to address the nation. in many ways address the world here at this conference center where i am tonight. of course families waiting, waiting, hoping not to hear the worst. seth did we learn anything about exactly there was a sense from the prime minister that while the search is on going the hope for any survivors is gone. yeah. absolutely. that s what the family members have been telling us for the last two weeks we have been here. they said of course they want these answers. that is not what they wanted to hear. they did not want this debris to be confirmed. it s their worst nightmare. family members had their bags packed. the
area behind me the one they re still working to get into. 14 dead seven injured there are now hundred and 76 people unaccounted for that number is up from a hundred eight people people the search for survivors is not going well. : ellis 108 people are still unaccounted for after a mass of mud slide in rural washington state. friends family wait and let anxiously hoping for news about their loved ones. : airline neil is among them her father a plumber was making the service call in the mud slide hit. the house he was working in completely buried. : he s the one that sticks and action if he had any warning at all left the think that he s somewhere and safe and is carried right now. reid miller was lucky he misled because of the grocery store : and a son is one of the missing. the satellite photos show what the area look like before and after the devastation. rescuers continued to a book for anyone dead or alive. four conditions have halted their efforts : there s a w
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