Sumas Mayor Christensen details flooding disaster impacts

SUMAS, Wash. — Sumas Mayor Kyle Christensen detailed some of the impacts from the recent flooding disaster on the residents in Whatcom County.

Key statistics included the following.

• about 1,200 homes have been impacted
• many have lost everything
• many were inundated by 6 feet of floodwaters
• over 100 people called 911 needing assistance to be evacuated or rescued in a day

Christensen suggested donations to assist those impacted by the flooding be made to the Whatcom Community Foundation’s Resilience Fund.