Governor John Kitzhaber toured flood damage last Friday. Hardest hit is Ashland in Southern Oregon where 21,000 residents are trying to cope with a river running through the middle of town.
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The Red Cross has opened 18 shelters around the state while some 100 soldiers are helping flood victims. Countless voluteers are pitching in. Large parts of Sauvie's Island near Portland were under 7 feet of water Thursday night. Crews worked through night to shore up a broken dike that had the Columbia pouring in. Keizer had 4-5 feet of water flooding more than 15 homes.