Gov. Bob Ferguson and Sen. Patty Murray visited Mount Vernon on Saturday to see firsthand how the city’s floodwall safeguarded more than 200 downtown buildings during this week’s historic flooding.

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

Record flooding in Washington state has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate after torrential rains this week.

Cleanup of the Olympic pipeline leak in Burlington has been paused due to flooding, leaving low-level contaminated soil still under investigation, according to the Department of Ecology.

Washington state residents are bracing for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.

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.

Portions of western Washington state have experienced a month’s worth of rain within the past few days, causing historic flooding, damaging mudslides and more than 100,00 people facing potential evacuations.

"The only clothes I got is just my pajamas," 7-year-old Jocelyn Rosas told CBS News' Carter Evans, as flooding devastated parts of Washington state.