Mandatory Evacuations Ordered in Chama

Floodwaters force evacuations for hundreds of residents in Chama

CHAMA, N.M. (KRQE) – The Village of Chama is seeing destructive flooding, with Sunday night's storm closing down roads and forcing hundreds to evacuate. On Highway 84 on the south end of Chama, many lodges are underwater. After some residents left their homes to find shelter in other parts of town, officials are now urging [...]

Evacuations ordered in Chama area

Village officials ordered a mandatory evacuation in Chama for residents and businesses from Elkhorn Restaurant south to Unser's at Highway 64/84 Mile Post 164.

Mandatory evacuations ordered in Chama

Mandatory evacuations were ordered Sunday (Nov. 1) in parts of the Village of Chama in Rio Arriba County, largely in the southern portion of the municipality, but with more rain on the way.

Mandatory evacuation ordered in Chama due to flood threat

The order for the Rio Arriba County village in northern New Mexico came as floodwaters threatened homes and businesses