IT'S A MUDDY, WATERY MESS IN PARTS OF RIO ARRIBA COUNTY. HEAVY RAINS CAUSED THE RIO CHAMA TO OVERFLOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, WHICH FLOODED ABOUT HALF A DOZEN HOMES THERE. RESIDENTS OF THOSE HOMES GOT OUT SAFELY.
BUT SOME SPENT THE NIGHT SWEEPING THE MUD AND WATER FROM THEIR HOMES. CLEANUP EFFORTS CONTINUE THERE THURSDAY, AS WELL AS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE IMPACTED BY FLOODING.
THE RED CROSS HAS SET UP A SHELTER AT THE BEATRICE MARTINEZ STROKE CENTER IN ESPANOLA.
