MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Washington state was under a state of emergency Thursday from a barrage of torrential rain that has sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused a mudslide to crash down on a highway and trapped people in floodwaters. Tens of thousands of residents could face evacuation orders.

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Tens of thousands of residents in western Washington are facing potential evacuation orders as another round of heavy rain drops on the region

The rain is threatening to bring catastrophic flooding as rivers near historic levels

Days of seemingly unrelenting heavy rain have already triggered rescues and road closures

Gov. Bob Ferguson has declared a statewide emergency, saying, “lives will be at stake in the coming days”

Heavy rain continued to fall over parts of

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