Severe flooding hits the Four Corners

WBUR

Published October 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM EDT

The region where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet has been hit with unusual levels of heavy rain over the past week, leading to intense flooding and necessitating water rescues.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with police chief Steve Hebbe of Farmington, New Mexico, about how his community is faring.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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