8 killed, 18 missing in US landslide

At least eight people were killed and 18 were missing when a massive landslide slammed "like a freight train" into a mountainside community in the northwestern United States, rescue officials said. The wall of mud, rocks and trees smashed into the rural town of Oso, northeast of Seattle, on Saturday. Three people were reported dead shortly after and another body was pulled from the rubble letter. Travis Hots, chief of the regional Snohomish County Fire districts, announced the higher toll at an area community meeting, according to AFP.