Community Chat

[Puggywuggy]

Bless each and every person who is helping! Our prayers continue for the community and everyone who is assisting. ❤️🙏

[JoyFilled Warrior]

Is it time to call in the "kick butt" New Orleans Katrina Flood fixing guru Gen. Russel Honoré of Louisiana??

[On It]

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@JoyFilled Warrior wrote:

Is it time to call in the "kick butt" New Orleans Katrina Flood fixing guru Gen. Russel Honoré of Louisiana??

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@JoyFilled Warrior These New Mexico steep mountain hillsides and narrow canyons that just got baked by wildfires would be a challenge even for him. Thank goodness Governor Grisham deployed the national guard to help. They are helping in many, many ways.

[JoyFilled Warrior]

@On It  

ahh.. k.   Anything to help!

In the meantime, my fervent prayers, sis!

@On It  Are your animals ok?

[Kachina624]

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@On It wrote:

@Kachina624 Officers are discussing closing Highway 70. They are closing it at this moment.

Edited to Add: This is from the Salt Fire Burn Scar.

Now they are asking for Swift Water Rescue Team.

They are asking for the National Guard rescue trucks. Elderly lady trapped in home.

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@On It.  I know warnings were issued but have the heavy rains materialized this afternoon?

[On It]

@Kachina624 Yes! The storms are training over the area. Every part of the village is being impacted. Highway 70 is flooding and floating a large construction dumpster down it like it was a toy boat.

People down through the valley are now having to get to high ground.

It seems like dusk because the storms are making it very dark outside.

[Kachina624]

@On It.  Yes, I just heard on the 4pm news.  Being there must be like being in hell with daily catastrophe.  You can't go out and everything sounds like a mess.  They need to quit encouraging visitors to come to town, they're endangering people.

I think I'd head back to Texas.  It must be terribly stressful being there in the middle of so much chaos and destruction.

[On It]

@Kachina624 The floods are in low-lying areas. We have sunshine and clear skies every morning. The storms form around noon, so we have plenty of time to do errands, buy groceries, and grab a quick lunch.

It is sad and frightening for the people impacted. Burn scars don't go away quickly.  I think we have a calmer weekend ahead. Hopefully, people will have time to make decisions and get the help they need.