A levee has failed on the Green River, and people who are in low-lying areas of Kent, Renton, and Tukwila should move to higher ground immediately.

The water flow is expected to increase by about 10% to return to normal levels, according to a press release by the corps.

Tukwila Police clarified evacuation orders were for a specific industrial area and not residential or commercial districts.

A levee about 10 miles south of Seattle failed on Monday, December 15, prompting evacuation alerts for residents in Tukwila, Renton, and Kent, Washington.Footage from the King County Sheriff’s Office’s Guardian One helicopter shows workers repairing the breach along the Green River in Tukwila on Monday.

A Level 3 "Go Now" evacuation is in place for the section of Auburn from south of S 277th Street, east of SR 167, west of the Green River, and north of 42nd Street NE, including the Trail Run community, Copper Gate Apartments, and surrounding neighborhoods.

TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — A man who drove past warning signs was found dead early Tuesday in a car submerged in floodwaters near Seattle, officials said, in the first reported death following a week of heavy rain and flooding in the region.

TUKWILA, Washington, EE.UU. (AP) — Los residentes cerca de un dique roto en el estado de Washington recibieron órdenes de evacuar el martes, solo unas horas después de que se levantara una alerta de evacuación para los residentes cerca de otro dique roto en el mismo condado.

The Hood Canal Bridge has reopened after it was closed for hours early Monday afternoon. High winds prompted the bridge's closure. Highway 410 has "significantly worsened since last week, according to the Enumclaw Police Department.