BELLEVUE, Wash. — A mudslide that destroyed a home and caused several residents to evacuate six weeks ago has started to flow again in the Somerset neighborhood in Bellevue.
Bellevue city crews have been working since Monday afternoon to respond to water and debris that are collecting just below the site of where a home was recently demolished.
Residents who evacuated the Jan. 17 flood had just returned to their homes on Friday.
#BREAKING: another #landslide at the same Somerset neighborhood in Bellevue. ⚠️ Neighbor just sent me this video.
— Deedee Sun (@DeedeeKIRO7) March 1, 2022
This is where a water main break flooded the road, then a slide destroyed a house in January. Crews just reopened the neighborhood on Friday after 6 weeks. #wawx pic.twitter.com/xNN3x66Phn
Crews had recently finished cleanup efforts and reopened the area, but the new mudslide has covered the area in debris again.
Crews created a barrier to control the debris flow Monday evening and plan to work overnight to capture and remove debris that collect at the barrier.
Authorities do not consider the area to be dangerous but are using an abundance of caution.
Record rainfall has been falling all over western Washington, even setting a record for the wettest Feb. 28 since 1996.
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