Washington begins to assess damage from record flooding

Washington residents return home to extensive flood damage

BURLINGTON, Wash. — The rain mercifully began to let up Saturday in Washington state, but that may have been of little solace to Liz Trujillo.

Washington begins to assess damage from record flooding

Slide damage at milepost 72 on U.S. 2, in a photo shared by the Washington State Department of Transportation on Dec. 11, 2025. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT)MONROE — Just days ago, where Brandon Huber was standing near the confluence of the Skykomish and Snoqualmie rivers, floodwaters rose to his thighs. The Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue water rescue technician was here near Monroe, saving people, as closed roads became ponds. Down the road, a …