Wind and waves batter US Pacific Northwest

Monster waves, high tides and strong winds battering western Oregon and Washington led to fatal crashes, power outages and flooded homes on Tuesday. In Washington, high tides known as king tides and heavy rains caused water to spill into more than a dozen homes in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood.

The stormy conditions gripped the Pacific Northwest as other parts of the nation are reeling from a ferocious winter storm that killed dozens. As of Tuesday afternoon, Oregon led the country as the state with the highest number of reported power outages - with more than 160-thousand customers affected - according to online tracker PowerOutage.