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Locate 108 people reported missing after a deadly landslide this weekend. we know eight people are confirmed dead but some of those missing might be alive. lets go to george howell on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: we know that earlier this morning they announced a very robust plan to go in there with search dogs and people on the ground to search the land for survivors but pulled the plan back because geologists say the land is just too unstable. for many of the families here it is ano...

Land slide in washington state that killed eight. officials are how telling us that 108 people are still unaccounted for. let me take you how to arre arlington, washington where george howell is working this. authorities said more than a dozen were unaccounted for. so why such a big jump in the number? >> reporter: well, they basically looked at all of the reports that are out there. im talking about reports that perhaps family members put up on their open websites or reports over social media, ...

The debris and mud is 15 feet high in some spots, and like quicksand, were told. searchers have to take all-terrain vehicles in because the highway has been wiped out and now comes word that geologists are worried about more landslides. the death toll is at eight and expected to rise. there are 108 reports of people miss, but officials dont believe there are anywhere near that many people actually missing and buried in the mud. at this point, they simply dont know. thats adding to the heartbreak...

That number has risen significantly. but its really important to break that number down so you can understand exactly what were talking about. so 108 reports of people missing or unaccounted for. some of these reports are reports that people put out on their own, setting up a website, looking for loved ones or reaching out for social media. some of the reports are simply identities. for instance. making up a name here, a person saying, hey, john lived on that corner there. i havent seen him in a...

...theres a lot of buyers for a house like yours. (dad) thats good to know. (mom) im so excited. this is cnn breaking news. >> and weve got additional breaking news we want to bring you out of washington state. we knew the number of missing from a massive landslide had dramatically increased. >> jurvets just a short time ago, we learned how dramatically. the number of missing and unaccounted for now up to 108. thats with eight people confirmed ted. but 108 people unaccounted for. that doesnt m...

Twitter looking for loved ones. a neighbor saying i havent seen jim here at this home. he used to theyre looking into all of those, 108 and they hope to increase that number in the coming days. they said the outlook was grim. and now we do know, cnn has confirmed with the snohomish county sheriffs office that 14 people are now dead, officials say they removed the bodies of six more people from the mudslide today. the death toll has risen, and as you mentioned, the search has temporarily suspende...

Vehicle. now comes word that goggle gists are geologists are worried about more landslides. pulling some of rescuers out because its too unsafe. death toll is expected to rise. 108 reports of people missing. officials dont believe there are near that many people actually missing at this point. they just dont know. that is adding to the heart break for some of these families. we know that 35 homes were destroyed, along with about a dozen other structures. seven homes up river from the slide were ...

Tomorrow and going through the weekend, making a difficult operation a lot more dangerous. john? >> dan, you were mentioning officials werent exactly certainly about the figure of 108 people missing. could it be lower? could there be double counting going on? >> they expect it is lower. theyre reporting some people probably were reported twice. at best, it was sketchy information. theyre expecting the number to be lower than 108, but nonetheless, we have lots of people who are still reported as ...

. now to this major development in saturdays landslide in washington state that killed eight people. heres the new number that we have. as far as those unaccounted for, officials are telling us 108. cnns george howell is in arlington, washington. why the dramatic change? >> reporter: well, certainly that number has shot up significantly. 108. but its important to break it down. were not talking specifically about names here. these could be reports that families might have put out on private we...

Eric, you have a question? >> quickly, there are 108 unaccounted for. is there a window of opportunity to start looking for -- i know theyre looking, but i assume theyre holding back for fear that some of the search and rescue people could be in jeopardy. are these people at riv of being here too long, where we wonder whether theyre too far secluded? >> thats a good question. we heard the geologists are worried about more slides. this is an area hit hard by rains this month. they have already ha...