Month: August 2006

As of Tuesday, the entire community is entering the 13th day of an ongoing weather emergency event, the City provides new numbers of disaster and devastation. Since Thursday, July 27, the City & County has received over 15 inches of rain-this is nearly twice the average annual rainfall. The potential for thunderstorms continues until Wednesday.

EL PASO, TX. — An Oklahoma pumping company is helping out flood-weary El Pasoans. Horizontal Oilfield Systems and Supply, which is based in Tulsa, has a high-volume water pumping system which got a major workout after last year’s Hurricane Katrina and Rita came ashore. The city of El Paso contacted the company to helpavert a

WESTWAY, TX. — Residents in this small community in West El Paso County say they have a lot to do before they can fully recover from several days of rainstorms. ABC 7 Reporter Veronique Masterson spoke with residents who live on Camellia Street on Sunday. Many said they have lost everything, but they expressed their

EL PASO, TX. — An Oklahoma pumping company is helping out flood-weary El Pasoans. Horizontal Oilfield Systems and Supply, which is based in Tulsa, has a high-volume water pumping system which got a major workout after last year’s Hurricane Katrina and Rita came ashore. The city of El Paso contacted the company to helpavert a

EL PASO, TX. – According to County Judge Dolores Briones, the area’s clean up won’t be a quick or easy thing. County and city officials updated residents Monday afternoon on the very latest on the clean up efforts. Officials said those efforts could be lengthy and reimbursement may not cover all the damages. County Judge

EL PASO, TX.- Doc Sadler is no longer the head basketball coach at UTEP, he’s now the man in charge at the University of Nebraska. ABC-7 brought the live news conference from Lincoln, Nebraska early Tuesday afternoon, as Sadler was officially introduced. Sadler confirmed lateMonday night that he met with Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson

LAS CRUCES, NM. – Residents in one neighborhood in the City of the Crosses awoke to nearly 200 tons of dirt covering their streets and sidewalks. Residentsin theEast Mesaarea nearLas Cruces woke up Monday morning to dusty, drying-mud covered streets. While the rain pummeled the East Mesa just days ago, flooding arroyosleft a dirty, muddy

EL PASO, TX.- Doc Sadler is no longer the head basketball coach at UTEP, he’s now the man in charge at the University of Nebraska. ABC-7 brought the live news conference from Lincoln, Nebraska early Tuesday afternoon, as Sadler was officially introduced. Sadler confirmed lateMonday night that he met with Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson

EL PASO, TX. – While the historic storm of2006 hitbusinesses around the borderlandhard last week, that impact is still being felt across the city. One region of the city hit especially hard by the storm was the Mesa Street area. City and business officials tell ABC-7 that it’s hard to tell how many businesses will

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – City and county officials said Thursday that last week’s flooding left a wake of public infrastructure damages of at least $25 million – the threshold for Federal Emergency Management Agency aid. “It is our understanding that we have met the requirements,” El Paso Mayor John Cook said of preliminary damage

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – City and county officials said Thursday that last week’s flooding left a wake of public infrastructure damages of at least $25 million – the threshold for Federal Emergency Management Agency aid. “It is our understanding that we have met the requirements,” El Paso Mayor John Cook said of preliminary damage

EL PASO, TX. – While the historic storm of2006 hitbusinesses around the borderlandhard last week, that impact is still being felt across the city. One region of the city hit especially hard by the storm was the Mesa Street area. City and business officials tell ABC-7 that it’s hard to tell how many businesses will

EL PASO, TX- Two weeks ago, Storm 2006 flooded the area around Mowad Street, depositing several feet of mud inside homes, now the big concern for residents is mold. ABC-7’s Christina Boomervisited with residents living in the area and spotted hundreds of spores developing on the walls inside some of the homes. Several non-profit groups

EL PASO, TX- Two weeks ago, Storm 2006 flooded the area around Mowad Street, depositing several feet of mud inside homes, now the big concern for residents is mold. ABC-7’s Christina Boomervisited with residents living in the area and spotted hundreds of spores developing on the walls inside some of the homes. Several non-profit groups

EL PASO COUNTY, TX. – Heavy rains moved into the Borderland area againTuesday afternoon, causing roadway flooding and general headaches for residents. Doa Ana County roads crews have been dispatched with heavy equipment to clear debris from roads in Mesquite and Chaparral, where both communities were drenched with heavy rains in the last couple of

EL PASO COUNTY, TX. – Heavy rains moved into the Borderland area againTuesday afternoon, causing roadway flooding and general headaches for residents. Doa Ana County roads crews have been dispatched with heavy equipment to clear debris from roads in Mesquite and Chaparral, where both communities were drenched with heavy rains in the last couple of

DONA ANA COUNTY, NM – Several of Southern New Mexico’s smaller communities were hit hard by the flooding rains that swept through Tuesday afternoon. The Dona Ana County Flood Commission reports that runoff into arroyos near Hatch appears to be abating, and water levels are dropping in the arroyos and in the area’s flood-control dams.

DONA ANA COUNTY, NM – Several of Southern New Mexico’s smaller communities were hit hard by the flooding rains that swept through Tuesday afternoon. The Dona Ana County Flood Commission reports that runoff into arroyos near Hatch appears to be abating, and water levels are dropping in the arroyos and in the area’s flood-control dams.

Radium Springs, NM- Border Patrol agents take part in a dramtic rescue Tuesday afternoon on Highway 185, in the area of Radium Springs. Officials tell ABC-7, a citizen approached the Border Patrol checkpoint located on Highway 185, north of Las Cruces, just after 1:00 pm. According to reports, a woman appeared to be hysterical and

Radium Springs, NM- Border Patrol agents take part in a dramtic rescue Tuesday afternoon on Highway 185, in the area of Radium Springs. Officials tell ABC-7, a citizen approached the Border Patrol checkpoint located on Highway 185, north of Las Cruces, just after 1:00 pm. According to reports, a woman appeared to be hysterical and

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – President Bush declared El Paso a disaster area Tuesday, opening the door for federal aid to an area recently ravaged by flooding and rock slides. City officials believe as many as 300 homes were destroyed in the flooding two weeks ago, when a torrential, all-day downpour dumped about 7 inches

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – President Bush declared El Paso a disaster area Tuesday, opening the door for federal aid to an area recently ravaged by flooding and rock slides. City officials believe as many as 300 homes were destroyed in the flooding two weeks ago, when a torrential, all-day downpour dumped about 7 inches

EL PASO, TX. – Many viewers have contacted ABC-7, concerned about the damage sustained at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Storm 2006. Viewer Blanca Martinez writes: Officials with Mt. Carmel Cemetery tell ABC-7 nearly 150 gravesites sank into the earth when about 8-inches of rain poured down; about 1-inch more than El Paso County’s annual rainfall.

EL PASO, TX. – Many viewers have contacted ABC-7, concerned about the damage sustained at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Storm 2006. Viewer Blanca Martinez writes: Officials with Mt. Carmel Cemetery tell ABC-7 nearly 150 gravesites sank into the earth when about 8-inches of rain poured down; about 1-inch more than El Paso County’s annual rainfall.

EL PASO, TX. — Somestudents with the El Paso Community College are teaming up with the City County Health District to encourage good health practices in one of the areas hardest hit by last week’s storms. Armed with information provided by local health officials, students with the school’s HealthDepartmentare visiting residents in Canutillo and offering

EL PASO, TX. — Somestudents with the El Paso Community College are teaming up with the City County Health District to encourage good health practices in one of the areas hardest hit by last week’s storms. Armed with information provided by local health officials, students with the school’s HealthDepartmentare visiting residents in Canutillo and offering

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