Levee fails prompting emergency evacuation in Seattle after a week of torrential rain

KANIKA SINGH RATHORE,

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An embankment has failed, triggering immediate evacuations in three south seattle Suburbia.

emergency comes later a week of heavy rain Due to which a state of emergency arose in Washington state.

Evacuation orders from King County in Washington state included homes and businesses in parts east of the Green River kent, golden brown color And Tukwila.

National Weather ServiceMeanwhile, a flash flood warning was issued covering about 47,000 people.

“Conditions are dangerous and access roads could be lost at any time,” the weather service said in a post on Twitter.

Carter Johnson, 16, uses a boat to carry his five-year-old brother, Milo, and two neighbors out of a flooded home that was in their front yard on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, near Clear Lake, Wash.

Carter Johnson, 16, uses a boat to carry his five-year-old brother, Milo, and two neighbors out of a flooded home that was in their front yard on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, near Clear Lake, Wash. ,Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP,

After several days of heavy rain and flooding, levees broke, inundating communities, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people and a large number of rescues throughout western Washington state.

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