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within the kind of Bloomfield, Lee Acres, West Hammond area on the San Juan River, that waters were rising and we were requesting folks to evacuate and that we had set up an emergency shelter at McGee Park, which is very close proximity to that area and centrally located within our kind of four city region.

And so that's how we became, or I became aware and involved.

And then of course, everything just transcended from there with additional flooding downstream on Friday, all the way to Shiprock and really all the way to Arizona.

And how many folks were evacuated and what is the status of those evacuations?

So that that number is hard to pinpoint.

You know, initially we had approximately we put up a 500 bed shelter at McGee Park.

That first accident, fortunately, the first night when we sent out evacuations, I was there at midnight and we only had five people and eight horses there at that time on Thursday evening.

So I believe right now we've waived fees for Red Apple.

The Red Apple will be running from McGee Park all the way up to the college to make sure that individuals who are in the shelter have a free ride up to the Disaster Recovery Center at the Quality Center for Business.

Really important to have that public transportation component during this time.

And kudos to Billy Hewish, the group there at Farmington Missile Schools as well, being able to get the buses out quickly the other night for evacuations.

As I

look at that map, right? Yeah, you're right.

And stopping at McGee Park and also maybe into Wild Horse Valley there a little bit as well.

Yes.

Over the last 24 hours, rescue crews conducted 20 rescues, often involving multiple people.

Power outages have affected many residents south of the river in Shiprock, where evacuees are being directed to McGee Park for shelter.

While all drinking water is deemed safe, communities such as Kirkland, Aztec and Bloomfield urge residents to conserve water because sewer facilities are strained.

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Over the last 24 hours, rescue crews conducted 20 rescues, often involving multiple people.

Power outages have also affected many residents south of the river in Shiprock, where evacuees are being directed to McGee Park for shelter.

While all drinking water is deemed safe, communities such as Kirtland, Aztec, and Bloomfield are urging residents to conserve water because sewer facilities are strained.

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Farmington Police Chief Steve Herbie called the flooding a once-in-a-generation event and urged residents to take evacuation orders seriously.

New Mexico State Police deployed helicopters to rescue stranded residents, while emergency crews established a shelter at McGee Park.

In Bloomfield, officials temporarily shut down the city's water reclamation facility and asked residents to conserve water.

Emergency responders also rescued an infant suffering seizures near Chaco Canyon after floodwaters made roads impassable.