The toll for last week’s flooding of the Snohomish, Stillaguamish and Sauk rivers keeps rising, reaching $7.8 million Monday.
More than 200 people have reported flood damage, and at least 10 homes were destroyed, said Paul Hess, spokesman for the Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management.
The flood caused an estimated $4.2 million in damage to private land and an additional $3.6 million in damage to public property, he said.
"We got quite a bit of reports in (Monday)," he said. "I’m certain that there’s more out there, and we expect that number will keep climbing in the next few days."
The estimate rose from $5.2 million as homeowners reported more flood damage Monday and over the weekend.
The county was hit with early fall floods after record rainfall drenched the Puget Sound area. It was the region’s most serious flooding on record for October, according to the National Weather Service.
State officials are preparing a request for federal help with the destruction, Hess said.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Geological Survey is warning residents that this month’s heavy rainfall has left the area vulnerable to landslides.
The problem could worsen if more heavy rain falls on already saturated soil, geologist Ed Harp said.
Few landslides occurred during the Oct. 20 storm because soils and bedrock in hilly areas were relatively dry, according to the USGS.
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