Number of people missing in Washington state mudslide cut to 22

ARLINGTON, Washington (Reuters) - The number of people still missing following a massive mudslide in Washington state has been cut to 22 from 30, county officials said on Monday. The official death toll rose to 24 on Monday, nine days after a rain-soaked hillside collapsed above the north fork of the Stillaguamish River, northeast of Seattle. (Reporting by Bill Rigby; Writing by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)