Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has asked President Obama for a "major disaster" declaration for the mudslide that buried a rural community.
In a letter Monday to the Federal Emergency Management Administration, Inslee detailed the destruction caused by the wall of mud that buried a square mile on the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, near the village of Oso. He said the mudslide caused at least $10 million in lost buildings and personal property.