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Disaster scenario: 14k refugees arrive in KootCo

Michael Shroll, left, and Dan Johnson, both of the Idaho Army National Guard, assist in the emergency operations center on Wednesday at the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office. (Brian Walker/CDA Press)

The CDA Press continues its “War of The Worlds” reporting on the Cascadia Rising exercise: Expecting an estimated 14,000 evacuees coming to Kootenai County from the earthquake and tsunami that has devastated the West Coast, North Idaho officials on Wednesday called for the activation of local emergency shelters and other services to assist victims. Government officials estimate there have been 13,000 deaths from northern California to British Columbia, 27,000 people injured and one million people displaced. Roughly 40,000 victims are expected to arrive in Idaho for help, about a quarter of whom are anticipated to arrive in Kootenai County./ Brian Walker , CDA Press. More here .

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