Obama to visit Washington mudslide
EVERETT, Wash. -- President Barack Obama plans to survey damage from the Washington state mudslide and will meet with victims, first responders and recovery workers, the White House said Tuesday.
The White House said it plans to release further details about the president's trip in the coming days.
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene says the president plans to visit the scene later this month.The Washington state Democrat says she talked with the president Tuesday about the Federal Emergency Management Agency's continued support as the area copes with the aftermath of last month's devastating slide.
The county sheriff's office has said 11 people remain missing from the March 22 slide that buried homes along the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River about 55 miles northeast of Seattle.
As the search continues in the debris for bodies, the Army Corps of Engineers was working on a berm - a rock and gravel barrier - to prevent the river from flooding parts of the debris field and state Highway 530. Engineers hope to finish the berm in a week.