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Oso mudslide kills 24, leaves 22 missing

Update 2014/04/01 According to the Washington governor, Jay Inslee, the Oso mudslide has claimed lives of at least 24 people and caused financial losses of $10 million. The number of people missing has been lowered to 22.   Update 2014/03/27 Death toll from Oso mudslide has risen to 20. The number of missing people has dropped to 90. Photo below shows rescue workers looking for victims in the mudslide near Oso, Washington March 26, 2014 (via Reuters/Rick Wilking). Related Post: Latest natural calamities in Washington Massive mudslide in Oso, Washington State has claimed lives of at least 14 people and left around 176 missing, The Seattle Times reported quoting the Snohomish County Emergency Management Director John Pennington. The Oso mudslide swept down Skaglund Hill, just east of Oso, Washington on March 22, 2014. The massive landslide is reported at 15 million cubic yards of mud and debris which came down from a hillside above the North Fork of the Stillaguamish Ri