Floods Sweep Washington State as Governor Declares Emergency
A man checks on a car caught in flooding after heavy rains in Napavine, Washington, on Dec. 9.
Photographer: Lindsey Wasson/AP PhotoRivers across the Pacific Northwest were on the rise again Wednesday as heavy rain pummeled a region that was already seeing major flooding earlier this week.
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency and urged the Trump administration to issue a federal emergency declaration to unlock funds he said were necessary to “help individuals save their homes and their property.”