Northwest Storm Triggers Mudslides, Floods And Evacuations

Tens of thousands of people are without power in the Northwest after rain swamped some areas.

Several days of heavy rains from an atmospheric river are causing large areas of Washington state to flood, with hundreds of residents forced to evacuate after the state's governor issued a state of emergency for 14 western counties.

The city of Bellingham has been swamped by rain pushing the Skagit River out of its banks.

Cars are submerged to their roofs, and residents are using kayaks to search buildings and cars for survivors after mudslides forced the closure of a large portion of Interstate 5 near the Canadian border.