Flood-weary US Southwest eyes forecast for more rain
Yet more flooding made parts of the normally arid Four Corners region look more like an ocean than a desert Monday as locals kept a wary eye on a forecast for s Flooding has left parts of the Four Corners region in the US Southwest looking more like an ocean than a desert due to a forecast for more rain. The latest town to evacuate was Bluff, Utah, after San Juan River flooding inundated parts of cities and towns upstream in Colorado and New Mexico. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham estimated that the state could be hit by $300 million in damage. At least two deaths were reported in New Mexico, with Isabelle Beulaygue being swept away while crossing a flooded arroyo in Santa Fe. President Donald Trump announced federal disaster assistance for New Mexico with 25% matched by agencies in the state. Meanwhile, hundreds of homes remained evacuated or cut off by flooded roads along the San Juan and Animas rivers.
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Yet more flooding made parts of the normally arid Four Corners region look more like an ocean than a desert Monday as locals kept a wary eye on a forecast for still more rain ahead.
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