Residents in Western Washington packed up valuables and prepared to flee on Wednesday (December 11) as rising rivers threatened, due to a fresh wave of heavy rain sweeping into a region still reeling from a storm that had triggered rescues and road closures just a day earlier.

These events led to the announcement of a statewide emergency on Wednesday in Washington. Members of the Washington National Guard are expected to be deployed in the affected regions to speed up rescue operations.

Another storm system is expected to bring more rain starting Sunday (December 14) making the situation pretty unsettled going upto the holidays.

Warning to residents

In the Pacific Northwest, an atmospheric river was swelling rivers toward record levels, with major flooding expected in some areas includ

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