A levee was breached on the rising Green River early Monday afternoon, just east of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in western Washington, as another atmospheric river dumps rain over the Pacific Northwest.
The Desimone levee near the city of Tukwila is meant to reduce flood risks to more than 30,000 people in Tukwila, Kent and Renton.
A flash flood warning was issued for more than 45,000 people in the affected area.
As of Monday evening, crews had contained the flood threat along the Green River and completed a temporary repair to the levee. The National Weather Service canceled the flash flood warning just after 5:00 p.m. local time.
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