Originally published Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 7:40 AM
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Whatcom County declares flood emergency
Whatcom County has declared an emergency to help officials deal with flooded roads and mudslides caused by heavy rain.
Whatcom County has declared an emergency to help officials deal with flooded roads and mudslides caused by heavy rain.
A spokesman at the county's emergency operation center with Bellingham, city police Lt. Rick Sucee (soo-see), says small creeks are now rivers and ditches are overflowing.
He says mudslides have hit at least three homes - a couple in the Acme area where water has closed Highway 9. The Mount Baker Highway also is closed.
Sucee says the main street in Bellingham, Meridian, is covered with water. And water is up to the doors of businesses on Iowa Street, the city's auto row.
There are no reports of injuries.
County Executive Pete Kremmen declared the emergency Tuesday night to speed up emergency purchasing and government aid.
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