A Bird's Eye View of Pacific Northwest Flood Damage (VIDEO)

Coast Guard helicopter rescue crews are currently conducting overflights of flood affected areas in Oregon and Washington to assess damage and look for stranded people.

In this video released by the Coast Guard, a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, Ore., conducts an overflight of flood affected areas to assess damage and look for stranded citizens Jan. 8, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer Third Class Michael Anderson)

(ASTORIA, Ore.) - The United States Coast Guard has been flying over some of the northwest's most devastated flood areas, and they shared this video with us; scenes that show very clearly how significant the emergency evacuation zones.

This footage from a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter out of Air Station Astoria, Oregon, was recorded while the crew assessed flood affected areas today.

They have also remained on the lookout for stranded citizens.

Coast Guard crewmen like Petty Officer Third Class Michael Anderson, who recorded these images, say the Coast Guard has been working along with other federal, state, and local agencies and collectively, they are contuing response efforts to the flooding in the Pacific Northwest.

The Coast Guard helicopter crews from Air Station Astoria performed a patient transport from South Bend, Oregon to Portland this evening.

After the patient transfer, the helicopter rescue crew transported blood from Legacy Hospital in Portland to Gray's Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, Washington.

Coast Guard helicopter crews from the Air Station in Port Angeles, Washington and Astoria, are also attempting to airlift approximately 20 people stranded due to landslides near Morton, Washington.

Emergency Operation Centers throughout Washington are staying open in response to flooding, snow recovery, road closures and other storm-related events.

A number of rivers across the state have crested, but emergency officials say flooded roads and standing water remains a hazard.

They remind residents not to drive through standing water or flooded areas as the underlying road may be eroded or the water may be deeper than it appears.

Many flood-related deaths and injuries are caused by motorists attempting to cross through flood waters.

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