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700 Orting-area residents urged to evacuate homes

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last updated: January 7th, 2009 06:48 AM (PST)

Pierce County emergency officials are urging 700 residents in the Orting area to evacuate their homes to avoid flooding from the Carbon and Puyallup rivers.

A county emergency management spokeswoman, Sheri Badger, told KING-TV that automated phone calls went to the residents, and sheriff’s deputies went house-to-house overnight asking residents to move to higher ground.

Originally published: January 7th, 2009 06:42 AM (PST)