Rescue workers have resumed their search among the rubble in the wake of the mudslide which struck Washington state in the US at the weekend. <br /><br />As many as 108 have been listed as missing as a result of the carnage in which 14 are people are confirmed dead.<br /><br />The landslide was triggered after a rain-soaked hillside collapsed swamping dozens of homes in an area of about 90 kilometres northeast of Seattle. It’s unclear how many of the houses in its path were occupied.<br /><br />“Part of the challenges we face is whether or not the homes were occupied full-time – vacation homes, but what we do know is that Saturday and it was probably a higher number than you would see during a weekday,” John Pennington, Director of Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management told reporters.<br /><br />Rescue workers had been forced to abandon their search on Sunday because of treacherous quicksand. Some had to be dragged to safety.<br /><br />Mud, boulders and rubble were piled five metres high in some areas due to the force of the mudslide.<br /><br />Authorities are hoping many of those reported to be missing will turn up safe and well.
