--- description: An image snapped from a DigitalGlobe satellite on March 31 shows the enormous damage caused by the March 22 mudslide in Snohomish County, where at least 27 bodies have been found and search teams are still looking for 22 people who remain missing title: This satellite photo of the Washington mudslide shows the full extent of its damage image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71b549db6f28b1c6/69868850e8524b05e7602206/this-is-the-oso-washington-mudslide-from-space-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Satellite Photo Of Washington Mudslide Shows Full Extent of Damage by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 1, 2014 1:22 PM CUT  A DigitalGlobe close-up satellite imagery of the Oso, Washington mudslide area after the March 2014 tragedy. Imagery collected on March 31st, 2014. A DigitalGlobe close-up satellite imagery of the Oso, Washington mudslide area after the March 2014 tragedy. Imagery collected on March 31st, 2014.DigitalGlobe/Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 1, 2014 1:22 PM CUT A satellite image taken Monday illustrates the full extent of damage caused by the March 22 mudslide in Snohomish County, Wash. Rescuers are still looking through the wreckage in search of victims. [The death toll rose to 27](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/31/death-toll-in-washington-mudslide-hits-21/ "undefined") Tuesday, while the number of missing remained at 22. Washington state Governor Jay Inslee urged President Barack Obama on Monday to make a “[major disaster declaration](http://time.com/44908/washington-mudslide-jay-inslee-obama/ "undefined")” in Snohomish County, as financial losses mounted in the rescue operations. That would allow individuals and businesses to access federal relief programs, including disaster-related unemployment insurance and housing. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/45151/photo-washington-mudslide-from-space/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/45151/photo-washington-mudslide-from-space/"},"headline":"This Satellite Photo Of Washington Mudslide Shows Full Extent of Damage","datePublished":"2014-04-01T13:22:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:04:13.179Z","description":"An image snapped from a DigitalGlobe satellite on March 31 shows the enormous damage caused by the March 22 mudslide in Snohomish County, where at least 27 bodies have been found and search teams are still looking for 22 people who remain missing","url":"https://time.com/45151/photo-washington-mudslide-from-space/","keywords":["Space","Washington","Photo","Disasters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71b549db6f28b1c6/69868850e8524b05e7602206/this-is-the-oso-washington-mudslide-from-space-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71b549db6f28b1c6/69868850e8524b05e7602206/this-is-the-oso-washington-mudslide-from-space-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A DigitalGlobe close-up satellite imagery of the Osa, Washington mudslide area after the March 2014 tragedy. Imagery collected on March 31st, 2014.","caption":"A DigitalGlobe close-up satellite imagery of the Osa, Washington mudslide area after the March 2014 tragedy. Imagery collected on March 31st, 2014.","creditText":"DigitalGlobe/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/45151/photo-washington-mudslide-from-space/","name":"This Satellite Photo Of Washington Mudslide Shows Full Extent of Damage"}}]}] ```