Mercer Island is still receiving water through its backup line more than two weeks after its main water line was shut off due to a leaking underground water pipe.
Mercer Islanders who were evacuated from their residences last night received the go-ahead to return home in the wake of a leaking underground water pipe that posed a landslide risk to a section of the city on April 3, according to the city at 6:30 p.m. tonight.
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Several Mercer Island residents were evacuated from their homes late Wednesday due to the risk of flooding or a possible landslide, city officials said.
After the city of Mercer Island learned of a landslide risk due to a leaking underground water pipe, last night residents of about 20 homes near 95th Court Southeast were directed to evacuate their properties until further notice.