SUN HARDENS MUD OVER VICTIMS OF TORRENT IN ITALY.(News) From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) | Date: May 8, 1998 | COPYRIGHT 1998 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Caked in mud up to her knees, Maria Grazia Salvatur reflected on her grim task as she waded through rivers of slowly solidifying mud looking for human bodies.

``The worst thing is seeing the relatives crying in despair,'' said the 20-year-old volunteer, adding that she had pulled two dead children from the debris yesterday but no survivors.

Nearly six inches of rain fell Monday and Tuesday, triggering torrents of mud and water that rocketed through the heavily...