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Emergency crews face toxic challenge in Washington state mudslide

2014-04-01 03:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Recovery teams struggling through thick mud up to their armpits and heavy downpours at the site of a devastating landslide in Washington state are facing yet another challenge - an unseen and potentially dangerous stew of toxic contaminants. Sewage, propane, household solvents and other chemicals lie beneath the surface of the gray mud and rubble that engulfed hundreds of acres of a rural community on March 22 and left dozens of people dead or missing, authorities said. The official death toll...

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