Northwest floodwaters recede; cleanup begins
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090109/capt.2a7bd49314da48a3912a2bccddc0fed4.northwest_flooding_watw106.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=J_H1jJ2jmjl9k53adqOC3w--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Alton Hushagen walks through receding floodwaters in front of his barn in the Galvin community near Centralia, Wash., Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. The flooding,some of the worst on record in Washington state, was touched off Wednesday by a combination of heavy rain of 6 inches or more and a warm spell in the mid-40s that rapidly melted snow in the Cascade Mountains. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_re_us/northwest_flooding)AP - State officials began reopening Washington's major highways on Friday as floodwaters receded and road crews plowed away mud, snow and debris. But flooding continued on some major rivers, and residents of some low-lying areas were only beginning to tackle the cleanup of their sodden homes.</p><br clear="all"/>
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