tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post5538688140715142617..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Up to 43 people still missing after California mudslides; dead identifiedantixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-55851497487055082582018-01-13T12:04:32.991+02:002018-01-13T12:04:32.991+02:00Rescue crews in Southern California have expanded ...Rescue crews in Southern California have expanded their search for five missing people as the death toll following heavy mudslides rose to 18.<br /><br />About 1,250 emergency workers raced against the clock to find survivors with drones, heavy equipment and sniffer dogs in the rescue and clean-up efforts, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said.<br /><br />The latest victim, an 87-year-old man, was found in his Montecito home, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. He added that the remaining missing people were between the ages of 2 and 30.<br /><br />"We've got a window that's closing, but we're still very optimistic. There've been plenty of cases where they've found people a week after," Santa Barbara County Fire Department spokesman Mike Eliason said earlier on a muddy Montecito street especially hard-hit by the mudslide.<br /><br />Officials said secondary searches of damaged structures were under way.<br /> RTE<br />13/1/18xronoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.com