One victim said they are ‘blessed’ flooded the Newaukum avoided her home.
CHEHALIS, Wash. — Residents of southwest Washington state are cleaning up after devastating floods forced emergency evacuations earlier this week, with families expressing relief and gratitude despite minor property damage.
Multiple families on Hamilton Road in Chehalis were rescued Tuesday after spending up to 24 hours surrounded by rising floodwaters.
Alicia Herring, a local resident whose garage sustained water damage, evacuated with her roommates — a family of four including two young girls — after conditions deteriorated rapidly.
“No one anticipates this to happen. And when you do, you think,
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