Skagit County seeks federal help with Skagit River flooding
LYMAN, Wash. — The Skagit County Board of Commissioners is seeking help from the Army Corps of Engineers to prevent further erosion along the Skagit River after it reached its highest level since 2006.
Flooding has left three homes teetering along the riverbank, KOMO-TV reports .
“I can’t even describe the feeling I feel,” said Michael Taxdahl, who was forced to evacuate the home he purchased in 2008. He and his fiancée, BrieAnna Anderson, wanted to raise their children there, but it’s not safe to return.
“Nobody ever figured in our lifetime that this was going to happen here or else we would have moved years ago,” said Taxdahl.
Taxdahl’s fiancée learned her home was in danger on Thursday while helping her neighbor, Mark Harris, evacuate.
“I can’t see staying here. The land continues to go,” said Mark Harris, who has lived along the river for nearly 28 years. On Friday night, a shed on Harris’ property was swept away by the river.
The Skagit River reached its highest level since 2006 on Thursday.
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