14 dead, more missing in Washington state mudslide

ARLINGTON, United States: The death toll from a devastating landslide in the US state of Washington rose to at least 14 on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) with over 150 more potentially missing, as the White House announced federal help.

The number of people un–accounted for after the killer mudslide, described as “like a small earthquake,” rose to 176, although many of those could be double-counted, emergency managers said.