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    Portland District loads sandbags for flood fight

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    PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES

    05.15.2018

    Video by Tom Conning 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

    The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office has provided more than 250,000 sandbags to Seattle District to assist in flood fighting efforts in Washington, Idaho and Montana.

    Portland District has also sent emergency management employees to lend technical assistance to local authorities regarding levee erosion and construction work.

    Warm temperatures combined with above-normal snow levels have created a situation in which Pend Oreille River flows downstream of Albeni Falls Dam are likely to remain above flood stage through the 10-day forecast period and beyond. Flows on the Pend Oreille River and Lake Pend Oreille are now forecasted to meet or possibly exceed 2011 levels.

    Congress has authorized the Corps to provide supplemental assistance to local flood fight efforts when rivers are at or above flood stage, after local officials request assistance and when they have fully used their local resources.

    Private citizens seeking sandbags should contact their local government offices.

    The Corps coordinates closely with the National Weather Service. The Weather Service issues flood watches and warnings and should be consulted for that information.

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    Date Taken: 05.15.2018
    Date Posted: 05.15.2018 18:32
    Category: B-Roll
    Video ID: 600580
    VIRIN: 180515-A-EZ675-128
    Filename: DOD_105629761
    Length: 00:01:14
    Location: PORTLAND, OR, US

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