Number of confirmed dead from US mudslide rises to 21

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DARRINGTON, Wash. (NEWS1130) – Authorities say the number of people who have been confirmed dead from a US mudslide has increased to 21, from 18.

Jason Biermann of Snohomish County Emergency Management said Sunday that 15 victims have been identified by the county medical examiner. Six have yet to be identified.

Biermann says another four bodies were found in the debris field on Sunday.

About 30 people remain missing after the massive mudslide in a mountainside community in Washington state on March 22.

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