1.   Rescuers said the incident was not connected with the earlier search.

2.   A man hiking above the two men saw a massive shelf of snow crack and slide, rescuers said.

3.   Four passengers were taken to Sutter-Solano Medical Center in Vallejo with heat-related problems, but rescuers said their ailments did not appear to be major.

4.   Physically, rescuers say the work is a peculiar combination of backbreaking labor and delicate tapping and scraping.

5.   Rescuers said it was a miracle the five climbers were not more seriously hurt.

6.   Rescuers said the high water and the number of people who have to be evacuated were creating problems.

7.   Rescuers said the sun may also have loosened the snow that slid down the side of the mountain.

8.   Rescuers said the two dozen or so people that survived appeared to have lived on the upper floors and ended up on top of the heap.

9.   Rescuers said they expected to find bodies but no additional survivors.

10.   Rescuers said they hoped to reach the day-care area Tuesday.