Flooding remains threat in Pacific north-west as Washington declares emergency
Torrential rain has caused mudslides, washed out roads and submerged vehicles with more deluges expected on SundayDangerous flood waters from historically swollen rivers in the Pacific north-west were continuing to cause a huge threat on Friday as 100,000 people in the area were under evacuation...
<p>Torrential rain has caused mudslides, washed out roads and submerged vehicles with more deluges expected on Sunday</p><p>Dangerous <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/flooding">flood</a> waters from historically swollen rivers in the Pacific north-west were continuing to cause a huge threat on Friday as 100,000 people in the area were under evacuation warnings and more deluges are due on Sunday.</p><p>Torrential rain <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2025/dec/11/atmospheric-river-triggers-floods-in-washington-state-video">triggered flooding</a> on Thursday across much of the region from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/oregon">Oregon</a> north through <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/washington-state">Washington</a> state and into British Columbia, closing dozens of roads and already prompting the evacuations of tens of thousands of people.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/12/flood-water-rain-pacific-northwest-washington">Continue reading...</a>
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