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Flooding Forces Evacuations In Washington State

Officials say the levee system could be vulnerable in the next storm event as well.
Posted at 4:04 PM, Nov 29, 2021
and last updated 2021-11-29 16:04:01-05

Flooding forced evacuations in Washington state this weekend. 

The area near the border with Canada is still dealing with the aftermath of flooding from a storm just a couple of weeks ago. 

"The amount of water that was just sitting at the height of the railroad tracks — I  mean if you go outside, it's literally eye-height from here. And so once that started coming over, it just flowed, flowed." 

The flooding earlier this month left damage as high as $50 million and officials say the levee system could be vulnerable in the next storm event.