Workers and residents in us-regions were assessing damage, clearing away debris and cleaning up Wednesday from a disasters caused by historic levels of raina> that fell on a burn scar from a large <a href="https: two years ago.
FIRST WATER CUTS IN US WEST SUPPLY TO HAMMER ARIZONA FARMERS
The storm on Tuesday caused damage to at least 24 homes in the northern Arizona city, officials said.
Water and mud made their way into classrooms and hallways at education” target=”_blank”>Killip Elementary School<
The United Way is organizing a volunteer event on Saturday to help clear flood debris house-by-house, and fill sandbags to “prepare for the next rain,” said District Supervisor Patrice Horstman in a Zoom meeting that was rescheduled into the evening due to rain forecasted Wednesday afternoon.
Heavy flooding last month caused about $5 million in damage to infrastructure-across-america” target=”_blank”>local public infrastructure<
“Unfortunately, it takes a planet-earth for people to listen to the potential for a national disaster,” said mayor Paul Deasy.
Heavy rainfall has been pretty regular in the area since mid-July, when Flagstaff residents saw the first flooding after the start of Arizona’s annual monsoon season.
