Hundreds evacuated in Pacific as levee breach prompts ongoing emergency orders. Community faces uncertain future.

A levee has failed on the Green River, and people who are in low-lying areas of Kent, Renton, and Tukwila should move to higher ground immediately.

A levee about 10 miles south of Seattle failed on Monday, December 15, prompting evacuation alerts for residents in Tukwila, Renton, and Kent, Washington.Footage from the King County Sheriff’s Office’s Guardian One helicopter shows workers repairing the breach along the Green River in Tukwila on Monday.

At least one person has died after a second round of heavy rain hit the region, with levee failures prompting more evacuations.