Washington heeft te kampen met overstromingen
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Washington heeft te kampen met overstromingen
Flooding covers Washington highways, crews rescue residents
Heavy rains swamped parts of western Washington on Wednesday, with water covering state highways, rivers flooding their banks and residents near the Pacific coast needing rescue crews to help them from their homes. Rob Harper, spokesman for Washington's emergency management agency, said the area was hit with about two days of steady, heavy rainfall. One area near Mt. Rainier was on track to receive more than eight inches of rain in a 24-hour period, he said.
Harper said flood warnings have been issued on 18 rivers, almost all of them in western Washington. On Wednesday, water was covering state highways in five western Washington counties, according to the state Department of Transportation's Web site. Crews were working to clear drains and monitor flood-and-musdlide-prone areas.
The state's emergency management agency had activated an emergency operation center at the Washington National Guard's Camp Murray. As of 4 p.m. PT Wednesday, officials in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties -- all coastal counties in western Washington -- had called for voluntary evacuations and evacuation shelters had been set up.More...
Heavy rains swamped parts of western Washington on Wednesday, with water covering state highways, rivers flooding their banks and residents near the Pacific coast needing rescue crews to help them from their homes. Rob Harper, spokesman for Washington's emergency management agency, said the area was hit with about two days of steady, heavy rainfall. One area near Mt. Rainier was on track to receive more than eight inches of rain in a 24-hour period, he said.
Harper said flood warnings have been issued on 18 rivers, almost all of them in western Washington. On Wednesday, water was covering state highways in five western Washington counties, according to the state Department of Transportation's Web site. Crews were working to clear drains and monitor flood-and-musdlide-prone areas.
The state's emergency management agency had activated an emergency operation center at the Washington National Guard's Camp Murray. As of 4 p.m. PT Wednesday, officials in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties -- all coastal counties in western Washington -- had called for voluntary evacuations and evacuation shelters had been set up.More...
