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The "Godzilla atmospheric river" system may bring major flooding, landslide dangers, and a month's worth of rain compressed into just days.
Waterways crested at record levels in several flooded small towns across Western Washington overnight, swamping roads and bridges and forcing people near the Canadian border to scramble into attics and onto rooftops to await helicopter rescue.
Authorities are going door-to-door in South Prairie, Washington, in Pierce County, urging residents to leave their homes immediately as water rises there. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office previously said that at least 25 people have been rescued in the county since Wednesday, including in South Prairie.
Washington declares emergency as an atmospheric river brings severe flooding, mudslides, road closures and mass evacuations across the state.
Thousands have been ordered to flee rising waters across Washington state, with more flooding possible next week.