LIBBY, Mont. – Flooding in and around Libby has caused significant damage, with local officials responding to the crisis.

Lincoln County officials reported that emergency crews worked through the night to close roads and assess the damage after water overtopped roadways.

Sheriff Darren Short emphasized the long-term nature of the event, stating, "As you know, this is a major event. It's going to be a long-term event for us. This isn't going to be something that we can fix overnight. We anticipate finding much more damage as we're able to start our reassessment of the areas we're finding more or service bridges that are out, more roadways that are compromised and washed out."

Several bridges, including the Farm-to-Market Road and 5th Street bridges, were damaged. At least five bridges ha

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