The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, put its Emergency Operations center into 24-hour operation March 27 and has sent a team to work with the Quinault Indian Tribe with flood protection measures.
The Corps team is assisting the Quinault Indian Nation at Taholah, Wash., with repair of a 500-foot section of seawall to protect homes and infrastructure from potential flooding.
“ The Corps has sent out teams of emergency responders who are familiar with the area and the specific threats from coastal storms, ” said Doug Weber, the Seattle District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Emergency Management Branch Chief.
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Press Release, March 31, 2014