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Floodwaters Swamp the Southwest, Forcing Evacuations and Altering some Election Day Voting
Heavy rain from Pacific storms forced evacuations and closed roads across the Southwest, with the National Weather Service estimating up to 4 inches of rain.
- Pacific storm systems triggered widespread flooding across the Southwest on Monday, forcing evacuations in New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona as some rivers began receding while others remained dangerously high.
- The National Weather Service estimated as much as 4 inches of rain fell across the region through Monday, fueled by a series of Pacific storm systems moving across the area.
- In Pagosa Springs, Colorado, officials warned of "potentially catastrophic" flooding in the town of more than 2,000 residents, prompting the Secretary of State to establish alternative voting plans for impacted residents.
- Floodwaters trapped multiple residents in Sedona, Arizona, while sewage backed up into homes in Pinetop-Lakeside and authorities ordered new evacuations for Navajo communities in San Juan County, New Mexico.
- Authorities continue searching for a man who slipped into fast-moving floodwaters and "was not seen resurfacing," as regional road closures persist across the storm-weary Southwest.
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Independent EspañolThe torrential rains in the southwest of the U.S. caused flooding and evacuations in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. In Pagosa Springs, Colorado, voting plans were altered due to the overflow of the San Juan River. While some rivers begin to descend, others still rise, keeping alert in the region. In Arizona, rainfall equivalent to months caused chaos, with flooded roads and rescues in Tucson.
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Floodwaters swamp the Southwest, forcing evacuations and altering some
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
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