Arizona Flooding Sparks Mass Evacuation Of Duncan
The flooding of the river—a 649-mile long tributary to the Colorado River flowing through New Mexico and Arizona—was caused by heavy monsoon rainfall and storms on August 22. “At approximately 4:30 this morning the water levels of the Gila River reached a point where water began to spill into portions of Duncan,” the Duncan Valley Rural Fire District wrote on Facebook. “Currently the water level at the bridge is 22....