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Arizona floods leave two dead in Flagstaff as Hobbs declares statewide emergency
Gov. Katie Hobbs declared a statewide emergency after a weekend of torrential rain. Two men died in Flagstaff, helicopter crews rescued 20 people and more than 100 homes flooded in Camp Verde.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs declared a statewide state of emergency on Monday after a weekend of torrential rain pushed creeks and rivers over their banks, leaving two men dead in Flagstaff. The order releases $200,000 in emergency funds for parts of seven counties and five tribal nations. Hobbs said the state was working with local leaders to "clear roads, repair infrastructure, and help families recover."
Flagstaff police recovered both bodies on Monday morning. Williams Singavarapu, 73, of New York, fell into fast-moving water on Sunday evening and was found less than a mile away. A second, unidentified man was found in a stormwater drainage area; investigators believe that death was also weather-related, AZFamily reported. The National Weather Service said Flagstaff has already had its wettest fall since records began in 1898, with 4 to 6 inches of rain over and south of the Mogollon Rim.
Rescues by helicopter, rope and kayak
State police helicopter crews flew 27 rescue missions over the weekend and brought 20 people to safety, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. Eighteen of them were lifted from along Oak Creek near Sedona on Nov. 1 with short-haul lines.
Downstream in Cornville, deputies and troopers tied ropes to trees and swam through a strong current to reach flooded houses, pulling a woman to safety and then bringing out a man by kayak, according to AZFamily. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office closed Cornville Road as the creek spilled across it.
In nearby Camp Verde, Beaver Creek overflowed on Sunday night and flooded more than 100 homes, many of them left in ruins once the water drew back. Video from the flood zone showed rescuers guiding a woman through waist-deep water that had surrounded her house.
Winslow watches its levee
On Monday the Little Colorado River at Winslow rose above 25 feet, its major flood stage, and Navajo County ordered residents of Bushman Acres and Ames Acres to leave as forecasters warned the levee could be topped overnight. State Route 89A stayed closed between Sedona and Kachina Village after floodwaters washed out pavement, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.
With Tuesday's general election under way, Coconino County said all 38 of its polling places would open, while Navajo County lined up backup sites, including one in Winslow.
Photos: Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. Videos: Arizona Department of Public Safety, TRT Haber.
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