Topic: Washington mudslide

A demolished recreational vehicle lies in a debris field at the scene of a deadly mudslide nearly two weeks earlier nearby, Thursday, April 3, 2014, in Oso, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Bellevue, Wash., Fire Dept. Lt. Richard Burke, left, reaches across to shake hands with Benton County assistant fire chief Jack Coats as the two overlook the scene of a deadly mudslide Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Oso, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Rescue workers remove one of a number of bodies from the wreckage of homes destroyed by a mudslide near Oso, Wash., Monday, March 24, 2014. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)

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Rescue workers remove a body from the wreckage of homes destroyed by a mudslide near Oso, Wash, Monday, March 24, 2014. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)

Decades of warnings ignored

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This March 23, 2014 photo, made available by the Washington State Dept of Transportation shows a view of the damage from Saturday's mudslide in Oso, Wash. (AP Photo/Washington State Dept of Transportation)

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A house is seen destroyed in the mud on Highway 530 next to mile marker 37 on Sunday, March 23, 2014, the day after a giant landslide occurred near mile marker 37 near Oso, Washington. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson, Pool)

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