Landslide on the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River 20 miles East of Arlington

Two of my friends have homes on the north fork of the Stilly river.  There was a huge landslide there last week that was 1500 feet long and 4400 feet wide creating a dam on the river 30 to 40 feet deep.  One weekends at her house on a hill 2 miles downriver from the mudslide and the shares a family cabin 2 miles upriver from the slide.  Both are safe.

While the final tally is not complete, probably at least 20 people were killed in the mudslide.  Most of them lived in a cluster of houses across the river from where the slide started.

I am grateful that my friends are okay, that more people were not hurt and that the river has started a reasonably stable channel through the mudslide as opposed to a dam blowout.