‘For God’s sakes, follow it’: Washington governor urges compliance with flood evacuation orders

‘For God’s sakes, follow it’: Washington governor urges compliance with flood evacuation orders

SEATTLE — The extent of the damage in Washington state is profound but unclear after more than a week of heavy rains and record flooding, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday, as more high water, mudslides and power outages were in the forecast.

Receding floodwaters leave fewer than a dozen Abbotsford properties on evacuation order

Fewer than a dozen properties remain subject to an evacuation order in Abbotsford, after the city downgraded another 25 properties in Sumas Prairie to evacuation alerts on Tuesday.