COLORADO (KRQE) – Several residents across northern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado are being evacuated Sunday as more rounds of heavy rain flood out roads and rivers rise faster than originally anticipated. Here is a complete list of areas evacuated and roads closed due to heavy rain.
San Juan County
San Juan County emergency management has expanded evacuation alerts for areas within a half-mile of the Animas, La Plata and San Juan Rivers Sunday. Emergency crews said the rivers are rising. In anticipation of the San Juan River rising overnight, emergency personnel are encouraging evacuation to anyone who lives within a half-mile of the San Juan River. The Animas River at Cedar Hill is above minor flood stage and rising. The La Plata River is also rising. Residents are urged to evacuate now if they are near the river…