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A satellite observing Earth has spotted the devastating Washington mudslide from space.

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on NASA's Landsat 8 satellite captured this image, which shows the magnitude of the mudslide that has so far claimed the lives of 24 people in Washington's rural Snohomish County. At least 176 people remain missing or unaccounted for.

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A photo of the landslide that occurred near Oso, Washington taken by The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite on March 23, 2014.

Image: NASA, Operational Land Imager

The death toll will likely continue to rise.

"The situation is very grim," Travis Hots, Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief, told reporters on Tuesday. “We’re still holding out hope that we may still find people who are alive, but keep in mind that we haven’t found anyone alive since Saturday.”

.@NASA_Landsat sees mud & debris from #530slide across Stillaguamish River near Oso, WA http://t.co/eYx1vQo4m6 pic.twitter.com/28pqflvJEu

— NASA (@NASA) March 26, 2014

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9 Aerial Photos of the Washington Mudslide

Searching in the Skies for Survivors

A Civil Air Patrol plane flies over the massive mudslide that killed at least 14 people and left hundreds missing on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Houses Flooded by Neighboring River

Though out of reach from the slide, houses and other structures are shown flooded by the backed-up Stillaguamish River on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Wooden Remains of a House

An aerial photo of a house caught and destroyed in the path of the mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
House Just Out Of Reach

Another intact house is shown at right where water from the Stillaguamish River flows around the edge of the mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
House Still Standing

An intact house sits at the left of the devastation caused by the mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Aftermath of the Mudslide

An aerial photo that shows the aftermath of the mudslide that has killed at least 14, with 178 missing, on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Stillaguamish River Backed Up From Mudslide

This aerial photo of the Stillaguamish River shows the river flooding, as a result of the mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Surrounding Area Devastated By Mudslide

This aerial photo of shows the full picture of the area ravaged by the mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Toppled Trees in the Mudslide's Path

Trees toppled over under the surge of the massive mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press

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