Evacuations ordered in 3 south Seattle suburbs after levee fails after week of heavy rain

Crews use sandbags to shore up levee breach near Seattle after failure prompts flood warning

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/43715515

Officials ordered immediate evacuations in three south Seattle suburbs Monday after a levee failed following a week of heavy rains.
The evacuation order from King County in Washington state covered homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Kent, Auburn and Tukwila.
The National Weather Service, meanwhile, issued a flash flood warning covering nearly 47,000 people.