Two more bodies have been recovered from a landslide in Washington State in the US.
That brings the confirmed death toll to 16.
However, there are reports that a further eight bodies have been located in a rural community about 90 kilometres northeast of Seattle.
The discovery of additional victims came as crews searched under drizzly skies for survivors amid fading hopes that anyone could still be plucked alive from the massive pile of muck and debris.
Travis Hots is the local fire chief.
"We had a very challenging day today with the rain and that just further complicated things. We continued our search and recovery operation on the entire slide area. Unfortunately we didn't find any signs of life. We didn't locate anybody alive."
A 1.6 kilometre-long slide brought down dirt, trees, rocks and other debris on homes, highways and roads on Saturday.
Shortly after the slide, 176 people were listed as missing or unaccounted for.
Heavy rain has been blamed for the tragedy.
