Severe Flooding and Evacuations Across the West Amid Levee Failures and Atmospheric Rivers
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Hundreds in south King County, including Auburn and Pacific, evacuated after a flood barrier on the White River failed, causing significant flooding and emergency responses, with residents helping neighbors and authorities setting up aid stations amid ongoing flood risks.
- Hundreds evacuate in south King County as flood barrier fails KUOW
- Evacuation orders lifted after Green River levee breach brought under control KING5.com
- We’re in the Middle of the Highest-Stakes Water Fight the U.S. Has Seen in More Than a Century Esquire
- Washington state flooding damage profound but unclear, governor warns The Guardian
- Atmospheric Rivers Will Spread Flood Threat To Oregon, California, After Soaking Washington State The Weather Channel
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