Frantic 911 calls reveal moment deadly mudslide hit

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Mudslide aftermath in Oso, Washington
A man floats through the debris field during a search and rescue mission Tuesday afternoon. EPA
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Teresa Welter attends an emotional candlelight vigil in Arlington, Wash., Tuesday night. AP
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Fourteen Killed, Scores Missing After Major Washington State Mudslide
Crews work to remove debris from Washington State Route 530. Getty Images
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Fourteen Killed, Many Missing After Major Washington State Mudslide
A boat sits atop a debris field. Getty Images
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Mudslide aftermath in Oso, Washington
A canine search and rescue team works their way through the rubble. EPA
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Sixteen Killed, Many Missing After Major Washington State Mudslide
Snohomish County residents attend a candlelight vigil for mudslide victims Tuesday night. Getty Images
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A searcher surveys a field of debris. AP
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Volunteers arrive at the Oso Fire Department to assist with the search and rescue mission Tuesday afternoon. AP
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APTOPIX Washington Mudslide
An aerial view of the massive mudslide that rocked a small Washington community Saturday. AP
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A large number of volunteers turned out Monday to help with the search in Oso, Wash. AP
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Community members pray during evening worship Monday at a church in Arlington, Wash. EPA
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A search dog helps in the effort to find victims.
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A rescue worker is lowered from a helicopter. AP
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Oso Mudslide
A woman holds a family photograph pulled from the rubble. AP
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Rescue workers remove a body from the wreckage of homes destroyed by the mudslide in Washington. AP
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A bouquet of flowers in honor of the victims lies atop an abandoned vehicle. AP
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A landslide and structural debris blocks Highway 530 near Oso
A destroyed house blocks Highway 530. Reuters
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Rescue workers remove a body from the wreckage of destroyed homes. AP
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A search and rescue worker rides boat along flooded portion of Highway 530 after returning from massive landslide near Darrington
A search and rescue worker rides a boat along a flooded portion of Highway 530 after returning from the massive mudslide near Darrington, Wash., on March 24. Reuters
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A ceiling fan is covered in mud as landslide blocks Highway 530 near Oso, Washington
A crushed ceiling fan is discovered among the wreckage. Reuters
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Darrington High School students make banners following Saturday’s mudslide on Highway 530 in Snohomish County, Wash.
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A helicopter surveys the wreckage. AP
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A photograph pulled from the mudslide’s wreckage. AP
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Search and rescue personnel comb through debris. AP
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Debris from the mudslide-destroyed structures. AP
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Oso Mudslide
Brian Anderson (left) and Coby Young search through the wreckage of a house belonging to a family who were at a baseball game when the mudslide destroyed their home. AP
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Iraq War veteran and local Little League coach Matt Pater creates a bridge to get to a floating section of a destroyed home. AP
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Houses flooded by the backed-up Stillaguamish River. AP
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Rescue workers remove another body from the wreckage. AP
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An aerial view of the mudslide and subsequent backup of the Stillaguamish River. Getty Images