Women walk to a nearby displacement center in Blantyre, Malawi, on Tuesday. The unrelenting Cyclone Freddy, which is still battering southern Africa, has killed hundreds of people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night. Thoko Chikondi/AP hide caption
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Debris from a massive landslide from Monday's earthquake covers an area in Tabubil township, Papua New Guinea, on Monday following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake early Monday. Luke Purre/AP hide caption
A Cal Fire search and rescue crew treads through mud near homes damaged by storms in Montecito, Calif., on Friday. Residents received advanced warnings of possible mudslides after recent wildfires had stripped hillsides of vegetation that normally holds soil in place, but unexpected heavy rains compounded the perilous conditions. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
A firefighter searches for people trapped in mudslide debris on Jan. 10 in Montecito, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A firefighter stands on the roof of a house submerged in mud and rocks Wednesday in Montecito, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
A car and debris smashed against a tree along Hot Springs Road in Montecito, Calif. At least 15 people have died as a result of the mudslides. Daniel Dreifuss/AP hide caption
Debris and mud cover the street in front of shops in Montecito, Calif., Tuesday after heavy rain brought deadly flooding to the region. Daniel Dreifuss/AP hide caption
Search and rescue team members and soldiers work near a mudslide site and a damaged building near Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday. Mohamed Saidu Bah/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Residents pass a damaged building as they walk through floodwaters on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, on Monday. Saidu Bah/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Soldiers carry a victim on a stretcher in Mocoa, Colombia, on Saturday, after an avalanche of mud and water from an overflowing river swept through the city as people slept. The incident triggered by intense rains left at least 125 people dead. Colombian National Army via AP hide caption
Vehicles are stuck on a road after being trapped by a mudslide on California Highway 58 in Mojave, Calif., on Friday. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A sign memorializes the devastating mudslide that killed 43 people in Oso, Wash., one year ago. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
A woman walks on the beach at La Jolla Shores in San Diego on Tuesday. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
Marine One, carrying President Obama, takes an aerial tour of Oso, Wash., on Tuesday. The president made a brief stop in the area devastated by last month's mudslide. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
A memorial erected by rescue workers near the site of the March 22 mudslide that killed at least 39 people. Martin Kaste/NPR hide caption
Tayler Drayton, 16, earlier this month painted words of support on a bus stop for those affected by the deadly mudslide at the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Washington mudslide survivor Amanda Skorjanc, 25, spoke from her hospital bed Wednesday about what it was like when her home was engulfed. She and her infant son, Duke, survived. Dan Bates/The Herald/AP hide caption
Tayler Drayton, 16, finishes painting words of support on a bus stop on Thursday for those affected by a deadly mudslide. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Residents bow their heads during a prayer service Friday at Haller Middle School in Arlington, Wash., that was dedicated to the communities affected by the Highway 530 mudslide. Marcus Yam/AP hide caption
Gabriella Botamanenko (center left) hugs her mother, Angela Botamanenko, during a vigil for mudslide victims at the Darrington Community Center Saturday. A March 22 mudslide in a nearby community killed at least 30 and left many missing. David Ryder/Getty Images hide caption
A flag flies at half-staff in the midst of the mudslide rubble in Oso, Wash. U.S. Army National Guard/handout/Reuters/Landov hide caption
In Arlington, Wash., neighbors and businesses are raising money for the families of those affected by the mudslide in Oso, a part of that city. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption