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Washington Residents Return Home to Extensive Flood Damage

After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could.

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Gwendolyn Corley began cleaning up her home after the historic flooding of the nearby Skagit River hit her community of Hamilton, Wash.
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Record Flooding Swamps Western Washington

Gov. Bob Ferguson and other state officials cautioned that more rainfall was expected after rivers hit record flood levels across the region, while residents worried about the long-term future.

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Floodwaters overtook Skykomish River Park and some nearby apartments in Monroe, Wash., on Thursday night.
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Threat of Fuel Shortages in Oregon and Washington Prompts Emergency Declarations

The governors of Washington and Oregon have waived some regulations to ease fuel deliveries while crews work to repair a major pipeline.

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Workers excavating part of the Olympic Pipeline near Everett, Wash., to repair leaks that have kept the pipeline out of service since Nov. 17.
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