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Skagit County officials urge evacuation, open shelters and double emergency staffing as rivers approach record levels
Summary
Skagit County emergency management and law enforcement said they are watching levees as the Skagit River approaches record levels, opened three shelters, provided a public hotline and doubled sheriff staffing to about 30 deputies per shift; officials urged residents to stay evacuated until an all-clear.
Skagit County emergency management officials urged residents in defined flood zones to evacuate immediately, saying levees repaired after 2021 will be tested by a crest that could reach near or above previous records.
"They are not out of the woods," Skagit County Chief of Emergency Management Julie De Losada said, urging people to remain evacuated until authorities issue an all-clear. De Losada gave a help-desk number for county residents: (360) 416-2090, and directed people to…
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