Local agencies, national rescue organizations and community groups have rapidly responded to flooding in Washington, providing shelter and resources to victims.

A flood evacuation warning along the Yakima and Naches rivers will stay in place into next week because of more rain in the forecast, officials said Friday.

After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could.

A family-owned strawberry farm off state Route 203 was completely submerged, with floodwaters rising about 5 feet above ground level.

Van Giesen was closed to both eastbound and westbound traffic between South 38th Avenue in West Richland and Highway 240 in Richland by 10:30 p.m. Friday, according to a Washington state Department of Transportation official. Earlier at least one lane of the roadway had been underwater and closed to traffic.

On Friday at 7:01 p.m. a flood warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until further notice for Clackamas and Marion counties.

A flood emergency is underway in western Washington as a second surge of heavy rain is causing rivers across the region to rise.Many are expected to crest on T