Flooding in WA: Pacific evacuation, levee breach and more
Dec 16, 2025•20 min
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Episode description
Approximately 10,000 people are still under evacuation notice after multiple levee failures across Western Washington.
In King County: flood controls have breached in the last 48 hours. As of this morning, residents in the city of Pacific, east of Tacoma, are under a "go now" evacuation order after a flood control breach on the nearby White River. A levee was breached yesterday in Tukwila and Kent, the evacuation order for the area is no longer in effect.
Guests:
Casey Martin, KUOW reporter
Josh Baldi, water and land resources division director for King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
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