House flooding (IMAGE) Penn State Caption Sultan, WA, November 11, 2006 -- Mitch McKron pumps water from the basement of his mitigated home that he had just raised in time to prevent it from flooding. Record rains swelled many western Washington Rivers that have breached their levees and flooded roads, property and towns. Credit MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA Usage Restrictions non commercial use License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.