Donald Trump issued an expedited emergency declaration that opened FEMA assistance after multiple atmospheric rivers dumped record rainfall in northwest Washington, breaching a dam and causing a levee failure along the Green River that forced immediate evacuations in Tukwila, Renton and Kent.State and county crews, supported by the Washington National Guard, carried out dozens of rescues including removing Eddie Wicks and his wife from a Snoqualmie River farm while deputies and firefighters evacuated hundreds of animals and surveyed widespread mudslides and infrastructure damage.Researchers including Charlotte Milne and United States Geological Survey experts attributed the storm intensity to climate change, and officials said FEMA, local agencies and cross-border partners must fund and coordinate major upgrades such as the Nooksack-Sumas Initiative to reduce recurring flood risk.