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Days of relentless rain in Washington state have unleashed historic flooding that has stranded families, destroyed homes, and swept away bridges. With even worse flooding expected Friday, officials warn the situation could become catastrophic. A state of emergency is in place as tens of thousands are ordered to evacuate. Gov. Bob Ferguson urged residents to flee as the Skagit River nears record highs.


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00:30Oh, my God.
01:00We walked through the flood levels.
01:17We walked through tens of thousands of Washingtonians being evacuated.
01:24And we tried to be as persuasive as we could to our partners in the federal government
01:29that they need to approve that emergency right away.
02:02The situation is, the word that was used by in the briefing earlier was, is unpredictable.
02:29And that's when we want to communicate to Washingtonians.
02:32This situation is extremely unpredictable.
02:35We're using the best information we can to provide guidance to people of the state, but
02:39it is unpredictable.
02:41And I just want to emphasize that if you have instructions to evacuate from your local authorities,
02:48please, please, please evacuate.
02:51You know, your life is extremely important to us.
02:55We're trying to do everything we possibly can to communicate the gravity of the situation,
02:59the people, the state of Washington.
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