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Without warning mudslide covers Washington town (Photos)

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At least 14 people are dead and as many as 176 are missing following a devastating mudslide over the weekend in Oso, Washington.

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This handout photo from Washington Governor Jay Inslee's office shows the rain-soaked hillside which collapsed on Saturday, March 22, causing the mudslide that devoured dozens of houses. 

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Members of a swift water rescue team look on as a truck pulling a horse trailer drives away from the mudslide blocking Washington's Highway 530.

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This handout from the Governor's office shows an aerial view of the deadly mudslide on Sunday, March 23. 

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(Left to Right) Dan Regelbrugge and his nephew Kyle Regelbrugge talk with Washington Governor Jay Inslee at a Red Cross shelter at the Community Center in Darrington, Washington March 24, 2014. The two men have been digging around the area where Kyle's parents house was buried in a massive landslide. 

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Officials survey the damage from Saturday's mudslide, which swept debris and at least one house onto Highway 530 near Oso, Washington. 

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Brenda Neal inspects aerial photos of a massive landslide for any signs of her missing husband.

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Kristopher Langton shares a moment with his five-month-old son, Kristian Langton, at a temporary Red Cross shelter at the Darrington Community Center. Against the wishes of authorities, Langton says he traveled more than a mile across the entire mudslide, wading through debris and quicksand-like mud to help rescue four adults and an infant. 

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The roof of one of the houses swallowed by the mudslide is seen in this aerial view of the destruction provided by Governor Inslee's office. 

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Clothing and shoe donations pile up at the temporary Red Cross shelter at the Darrington Community Center. 

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Concerned citizens listen as Gov. Jay Inslee addresses the media in Arlington, Washington. 

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The Oso Community Chapel near the area impacted by the mudslide. 

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Seven-year-old Riley Bradley sits with the donations she brought to the temporary Red Cross shelter at the Darrington Community Center. 

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A search and rescue worker rides a boat along a flooded portion of Highway 530 on Sunday, March 24.

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