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Disaster Alert

Washington – A rock slide in Yakima County damaged homes, closed roads and cut off power to local area residents. The Inland Northwest chapter opened a shelter and provided food and water for evacuees. The Mount Rainier chapter assisted disaster victims in the town of Nile. The residents were isolated due to the road closure.

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