United States: Record floodwaters slowly recede enabling residents to assess damage

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In Washington state, record floodwaters began to slowly recede on Saturday, allowing residents to assess the destruction and start the arduous cleanup process. In Burlington, a farming community north of Seattle, families emptied homes of damaged furniture while some properties remained surrounded by water. Although Saturday brought dry conditions, more heavy rain was forecast for Sunday. Authorities warned that water levels would remain high for days, with risks of levee failure and mudslides persisting. Weather data analysis suggests the storm’s moisture levels may have broken December records by 6.7 percent compared to averages dating back to 1940.    #teleSUREnglish #UnitedStates #Washington #Floods #WeatherRecords #Infrastructure #Resilience

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00:00In the United States, record floodwaters slowly receding in Washington State on Saturday,

00:06enabling residents to assess the damage and begin the orduous cleanup process.

00:11In Burlington, Washington, a farming community located about an hour north of Seattle, residents

00:16began emptying their homes of damaged furniture.

00:19Some properties were still surrounded by water.

00:22Although Saturday was dry, more heavy rain was suspected Sunday.

00:26Authorities warned that the water level would remain high for days and there was still

00:31a risk of levee failure or mudslides.

00:34According to an analysis of weather data, this storm's moisture levels may have broken

00:38December records by as much as 6.7 percent, based on records dating back to 1940s.

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