The number of people missing from last week's Washington state mudslide has been revised down substantially from 90 to 30, the authorities say.
The official death toll has risen to 18, with several bodies yet to be formally identified.
Rescue workers halted operations briefly on Saturday to observe a moment's silence for those who died.
It has been over a week since the town of Oso, north of Seattle, was struck by a 177ft (54m) wall of mud and debris.
Analysis:
It's certainly comforting to know that the suspected number of deaths has gone down, but there is still that nauseating feeling in the stomach to know that we don't really know. Authorities have only identified five bodies and the number of unidentified bodies is rumored to be 27. To me, that ratio is terrifying because of the sheer uncertainty of it all.
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