Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Obama on the website of the US State of Washington mudslide

BARACK OBAMAPrepares an air horn to the wounded warrior project start to blow up President Barack Obama? s soldier ride on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 17, 2014, to the celebration of the seventh annual soldier ride. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | ASSOCIATED PRESS


WASHINGTON, April 21 Reuters)-The White House President Barack Obama with the families of the victims of the deadly mudslide in the State of Washington on Tuesday afternoon said before leaving after making a four nation tour of Asia.

Snohomish County medical examiner's Office said on Monday that 41 victims were restored from the foil, the a River Valley neighbourhood in the Cascade Mountain foothills last month buried.

Rain soaked hillside unleashing a flood of mud, broke down over the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River on March 22, the one-way devoured a Federal road and about three dozen homes on the outskirts of the small town of OSO.

Obama is expected after a meeting with relatives of the victims, helpers, notes to deliver and others involved in the recovery effort. The President signed an emergency declaration ordering US complement government in favour of the State and local relief efforts in the aftermath of the mudslide and flooding.

Obama is expected to visit Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines in the next eight days. (Message by Mark Felsenthal; Editing Bernard Orr)


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