An aerial view of homes surrounded by floodwaters in Snohomish, Washington, on Thursday, December 11. David Ryder/Reuters

Rain has finally come to an end in flooded Washington and the Pacific Northwest, but the region can’t breathe easy: More heavy rain from new atmospheric rivers will arrive next week.

Rivers are dangerously swollen after a days-long deluge from a powerful atmospheric river triggered historic flooding , tens of thousands of evacuations and dozens of water rescues.

Some people were rescued from rapidly rising floodwater by helicopter while others were taken to safety by boat from their homes or atop cars .

Floodwater was waist deep in many places, but more than 15 feet deep in the hardest-hit areas like Sumas, Washington, where the coast guard rescued do

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