LOS ANGELES: The number of people still missing after a monster US landslide dropped dramatically to 30 on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), as rescuers held a moment’s silence exactly one week after tragedy struck.

The number killed is believed to be at least 27 from the wall of mud and debris which crashed down onto the town of Oso in the state of Washington, although the official toll remains at 18.

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