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Skagit County prepares to evacuate 75,000; Ferguson seeks FEMA emergency declaration
Skagit County is preparing to evacuate 75,000 people in low-lying areas as the Skagit River nears record levels.
Level 3 “Go Now” orders have not yet been issued, but could be given as early as this evening.
“This is a very dangerous, complex, and rapidly evolving situation,” a spokesperson for Washington’s Emergency Management Division said at a news conference called by Governor Bob Ferguson Wednesday afternoon.
A number of rivers across western Washington are expected to reach or exceed record flood levels.
https://mynorthwest.com/local/skagit-county-2/4171534?lid=0cauleysobk6
Watch the slobfather deny aid because Washington didn't vote for him.