A construction crew begins work on multiple utility lines in a sinkhole in La Union, New Mexico, on Monday, September 16. Workers estimated the hole to be 13-feet deep and 30-feet wide. New Mexico declared a statewide disaster on September 13 because of widespread flooding. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F09%2F12%2Fus%2Fgallery%2Fcolorado-flooding%2Findex.html">View photos of severe flooding in Colorado.</a>
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A construction crew begins work on multiple utility lines in a sinkhole in La Union, New Mexico, on Monday, September 16. Workers estimated the hole to be 13-feet deep and 30-feet wide. New Mexico declared a statewide disaster on September 13 because of widespread flooding. View photos of severe flooding in Colorado.
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Candie Browne dips her boot in water to clean off the mud as a backhoe in the background builds a levy to redirect rainwater from flooding a park near downtown Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, on Friday, September 13.
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Candie Browne dips her boot in water to clean off the mud as a backhoe in the background builds a levy to redirect rainwater from flooding a park near downtown Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, on Friday, September 13.
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George Enriquez, left, and Pablo Romero survey the damage on September 13 along Sentenario Street in La Union, where massive flooding destroyed multiple roads in the small town.
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George Enriquez, left, and Pablo Romero survey the damage on September 13 along Sentenario Street in La Union, where massive flooding destroyed multiple roads in the small town.
Shari Vialpando-Hill/Las Cruces Sun-News/AP
The Animas creek flows into the Rio Grande just south of the town of Williamsburg, New Mexico, on September 13. Previously drought-stricken rivers surged their banks across New Mexico.
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The Animas creek flows into the Rio Grande just south of the town of Williamsburg, New Mexico, on September 13. Previously drought-stricken rivers surged their banks across New Mexico.
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Christian Baste looks out at the flowing waters moving through the Swinburne Dam on the west side of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on September 13.
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Christian Baste looks out at the flowing waters moving through the Swinburne Dam on the west side of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on September 13.
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Johnny C. Montoya helps rescue a cat from an area flooded by the Gallinas River in Las Vegas on September 13.
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Johnny C. Montoya helps rescue a cat from an area flooded by the Gallinas River in Las Vegas on September 13.
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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez gets a bird's eye view of the city of Las Vegas from a Red Cross Blackhawk helicopter during a tour to assess the flood damage on Thursday, September 12.
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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez gets a bird's eye view of the city of Las Vegas from a Red Cross Blackhawk helicopter during a tour to assess the flood damage on Thursday, September 12.
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