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Concern in the past few days among the u.s. and ukrainian officials. and a landslide virtually wiped out two rural washington state towns. this morning at 10:37 the exact moment that the slide hit, rescue crews and residents stopped what they were doing for a moment of silence. 17 people are confirmed dead, but they say ta the number will climb with more people still missing. gary tuchman spoke with a woman who lost her husband and daughter. >> reporter: she is staying with her friend after she lost her mother and daughter in the washington state landslide. >> reporter: your first child? >> ...

Risk. there have been numerous studies that have documented it. there's a historical record of repeated failures on the landslide that have gone all the way across the river. >> we've done everything we could to protect them. we've mitigated the landslide from 2006. there's been warnings and advance notifications of high risk for landslides. we've done everything we could. my heart goes out to all of these individuals. >> officials say they believe a small earthquake 12 days ago may have played a role in causing the disaster. a despair that's growing for family members searching for missing lo...

John was with a naval commander and served 32 years and they had five chuildren together. they do have high-tech equipment to find victims like pinging cellphones but the cadaver dogs have been the most useful tool. they have not heard signs of life since saturday night. some residents are talking about the fact they can not go in and the complaining about the rescue. the slope was identified as one of the highest risks of a deadly landslide. it would have been more deadly if not for good timing. the county search helicopter was training 25 miles away when the slide hit and dhea they were on

Met by the name of dain brunner, he has been looking for his sister, who was on the phone with their mother driving on highway 530. it went dead at the moment that the slide hit. and so he says it was two days ago that he and his 16-year-old son came to the realization that they were no longer looking to rescue his sister, but recover her body. this is what he had to say. >> a chance to mourn your sister, to -- >> no. >> so call this in? >> no, i've had my moments. mainly with my family members and stuff, and my boys. and my wife. but i -- i haven't had a chance to sit and just let it all out....

Eject safely, but that has not been confirmed by syria. now, this move will likely increase tensions between the two countries already divided over syria's civil war. rescue crews in washington state say they do hear the voices of survivors trapped by a deadly mudslide, but it's too dangerous to get to them. three people have been killed, at least 18 others still missing. the mud, trees and rocks also critically injuring several other forcing evacuations because of fears and flooding and destroying at least six homes. first responders calling it the worst natural disaster they've seen in the...