新墨西哥州州长申请联邦重大灾难声明：北部洪灾604栋房屋受损
新墨西哥州州长米歇尔·卢汉·格里沙姆11月2日向总统特朗普提出申请，要求宣布该州北部10月22日至30日的洪灾为联邦重大灾难，以便灾民获得联邦援助。这份申请11月3日对外公布。州长在声明中说，州政府已经动用一切可用资源救灾，现在需要联邦政府尽自己的责任，帮助失去家园的家庭重建，并敦促联邦政府毫不拖延地批准申请。
如果申请获批，圣胡安县、锡沃拉县、索科罗县和圣菲县的居民以及阿科马和拉古纳普韦布洛的居民，可以申请联邦资金用于房屋维修、租房和临时住房等灾后需求。州政府同时要求为圣胡安、锡沃拉、里奥阿里巴、索科罗和瓦伦西亚五个县以及阿科马和拉古纳普韦布洛报销残骸清理、应急响应和道路、桥梁、水利设施等公共基础设施维修费用，并资助全州防灾减灾项目。
这场洪灾从10月22日开始，急流救援队已救出至少36人，圣胡安县下令5000多名居民撤离，里奥查马河水位超过重度洪水位，迫使31户家庭撤离，64号和84号美国国道一度关闭。截至11月2日，190人仍住在法明顿市麦基公园的红十字会避难所。初步评估显示604栋房屋受损或被毁，其中353栋被毁或严重受损，随着评估继续，这一数字可能攀升至2000栋。道路和桥梁维修预计耗资超过4000万美元，农业损失近4200万美元，总损失预计超过2亿美元。州长已签署73项紧急行政令，拨出5400多万美元用于救灾。11月1日的强降雨又使圣胡安河、阿尼马斯河和拉普拉塔河水位再度上涨，圣胡安县再次下令河岸半英里内居民撤离，170号州道因路基冲毁关闭。
New Mexico Governor Seeks Federal Major Disaster Declaration: 604 Homes Damaged in Northern Floods
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on November 2 asked President Trump to declare the October 22-30 flooding in northern New Mexico a federal major disaster so that residents can receive federal assistance. The request was made public on November 3. In a statement, the governor said the state has used every available resource for the response and now needs the federal government to do its part to help families who lost their homes rebuild, urging the federal government to approve the request without delay.
If approved, residents of San Juan, Cibola, Socorro and Santa Fe counties and of the Acoma and Laguna pueblos could apply for federal funds for home repairs, rent and temporary housing. The state is also seeking reimbursement for San Juan, Cibola, Rio Arriba, Socorro and Valencia counties and the Acoma and Laguna pueblos for debris removal, emergency response and repairs to public infrastructure including roads, bridges and water facilities, as well as funding for hazard-mitigation projects statewide.
The flooding began on October 22. Swift-water rescue teams have rescued at least 36 people; San Juan County ordered more than 5,000 residents to evacuate; the Rio Chama rose above major flood stage, forcing 31 households to evacuate; and U.S. Highways 64 and 84 were closed for a time. As of November 2, 190 people remained at the American Red Cross shelter at McGee Park in Farmington. Preliminary assessments show 604 homes damaged or destroyed, including 353 destroyed or with major damage, and the figure could climb to 2,000 as assessments continue. Road and bridge repairs are expected to cost more than $40 million, agricultural losses are near $42 million, and total losses are expected to exceed $200 million. The governor has signed 73 emergency executive orders making more than $54 million available for the response. Heavy rain on November 1 again raised the San Juan, Animas and La Plata rivers; San Juan County again ordered evacuations within half a mile of the riverbanks, and State Road 170 was closed after its roadbed was washed out.
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