3 rivers remain at flood stage in Wash.

Three rivers remained at flood stage in Washington state Sunday as state officials began to assess the damage from last week's floods, mudslides and avalanches that caused major damage.

Rob Harper, a spokesman for the state division of Emergency Management, said some National Guard troops remained deployed at traffic control points in Lewis County, which was one of the state's hardest hit counties by flooding.

The rivers still at flood stage Sunday were the Yakima River at Kiona in Benton County, the Cedar River in the Renton area and the Chehalis River at Porter in Thurston County.

The Chehalis River was supposed to below flood stage at 4 p.m. Sunday, while the Kiona River was supposed to go below flood stage at 4 a.m. Monday and the Cedar River was supposed to go below flood stage at midday Monday.

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., planned to visit the small south King County town of Pacific, where residents blamed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flooding on the White River that forced about 1,200 people from their homes.

Smith was accompanied on his planned 10 a.m. tour by Pacific Mayor Rich Hildretch to survey flood damage and meet with local leaders.

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