The remote Lake Chelan-area communities of Lucerne, Holden, and Stehekin are all facing major damage after the Stehekin River flooded, wiping out critical infrastructure and cutting off access to the area.

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Flooding Destroys Stehekin’s Critical Infrastructure

Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison told Newsradio 560 KPQ that Stehekin's water treatment plant is completely gone, and that deputies have evacuated numerous residents as conditions deteriorated. Many residents are without power.

Stehekin Landing has been "compromised" after the river dumped logs, rocks, and debris into the area.

"It's going to be catastrophic damage up there," Sheriff Morrison said. "You can't just continue operations up there as usual."

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