FLASH FLOODING HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE SOCORRO COUNTY COMMUNITY OF SAN ANTONIO…AND OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE SITUATION. THEY’RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING UP THE MESS.
ROUGHLY 20 HOMES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY THE FLOODS … AND ONE WOMAN TELLS KOB TV THE WATER IN HER HOME IS UP TO WAIST DEEP. THE WATER RAN THROUGH AN ARROYO, UPROOTED POLES AND ANCHORS ALONG A TRANSMISSION LINE, THEN KNOCKED OUT POWER FOR ROUGHLY 15-HUNDRED CUSTOMERS IN THE MAGDALENA AREA.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE GAIL ARMSTRONG AND STATE SENATOR HOWIE MORALES SAY THEY’RE WORKING WITH LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS TO BRING ASSISTANCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE…AND THEY’RE ENCOURAGING THE COUNTY TO REQUEST AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION FROM GOVERNOR MARTINEZ.
