Floods Swamp the Arid Southwest, Forcing Evacuations and Altering Election Day Plans
Hundreds were evacuated as heavy rain swamped the Southwest and officials in one Colorado town arranged replacement ballots for displaced voters.
- Persistent heavy rainfall from the El Niño weather phenomenon caused severe flooding across the Four Corners region on Monday, forcing hundreds of evacuations and resulting in two confirmed deaths in Flagstaff, Arizona.
- Over 20 trillion gallons of water have fallen on the Four Corners states and Nevada in the past two weeks, contributing to record rainfall totals in Flagstaff that overwhelmed local drainage systems.
- In Pagosa Springs, Colorado, officials reimposed evacuation orders Saturday as the San Juan River threatened to wash out the town's only access bridge, leaving business owner Katie German concerned about supply disruptions.
- The Colorado Secretary of State's office announced that Pagosa Springs residents impacted by flooding can visit any voter center across the state to request replacement ballots for Election Day.
- Emergency crews continue swiftwater rescue operations across the Southwest, including in New Mexico and the Navajo Nation, where rising rivers have cut off communities and forced highway closures.
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Floods swamp the arid Southwest, forcing evacuations and altering Election Day plans
A massive amount of water from unusually heavy rain was flowing through flood-weary parts of the Southwest on Monday, forcing hundreds of evacuations and keeping swift-water rescue teams busy as elections officials in at least one town announced alternative voting plans for Election Day.
Thousands flee deadly Southwest floods – The Horn News
Some rivers began receding in the flood-weary Southwest on Monday, including in a Colorado tourist town that has to alter its Election Day voting plans, while others were still rising, keeping residents on alert as rain began to move out of the area. Heavy weekend rainfall produced flash flooding and... Read More The post Thousands flee deadly Southwest floods appeared first on The Horn News - Proudly American, Fiercely Independent.
Floodwaters swamp the Southwest, forcing evacuations, altering some Election Day voting
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The level of some rivers began to fall on Monday in the southwest of the United States, a region plagued by floods, even in a tourist town in Colorado that was forced to modify its voting plans for the mid-term elections. However, other rivers continued to rise, keeping residents on alert as the rain began to move away from the area. Week-end heavy rains caused sudden flooding and mandatory evacuations in a strip of the south-west of the country…
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