Still more rain, evacuations remain in place from Four Corners region flooding
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Hundreds of homes remained evacuated and without electricity Saturday after days of heavy rain - over 5 inches (13 centimeters) in places - surged water from the Colorado mountains into the New Mexico and Arizona…
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Hundreds of homes remained evacuated and without electricity Saturday after days of heavy rain – over 5 inches (13 centimeters) in places – surged water from the Colorado mountains into the New Mexico and Arizona desert.
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Even as the San Juan River and other streams receded from record highs, more storms rumbled through, causing local authorities to warn of still more surges.
"This is not over, and we need you to monitor alerts, " police Chief Steve Hebbe of Farmington, New Mexico, remarked in a news conference.
In practice, the flooding affected some 2, 000 individuals in and around the city of 46, 000 not far from Four Corners, the gathering point of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
At least a couple hundred individuals needed rescue – too numerous for busy authorities to keep accurate count – since rains picked up Wednesday and flooding culminated Thursday and Friday.
For now, still more rain, evacuations remain in place from Four Corners region flooding remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.
