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Flooding adds to South Park health risks

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When the Duwamish River flooded South Park last week, 25 homes were damaged by potentially contaminated water.

Local groups are providing assistance to the community which already faced the environmental hazards of living on a Superfund site.

Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim brings us up to speed on what residents are dealing with as they assess the damage to their homes.

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