House flooding (IMAGE)

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House flooding

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Sultan, WA, November 11, 2006 -- Mitch McKron pumps water from the basement of his mitigated home that he had just raised in time to prevent it from flooding. Record rains swelled many western Washington Rivers that have breached their levees and flooded roads, property and towns.

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MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA

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