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Show RIO GSAIfDIS FLOOD . ", srruATio is "wonsi. EXi PASO. Tex.. June t The Rio Grande flood situation grows worse each day. Today the water is several feet higher high-er north of here and v several hundred yards of tracks on the Santa Fe railroad between El Paso and Albuquerque have been washed out. All trafno from here is being diverted over the Southern Paclfio to Deming. The town of La Cesa, on the opposite bank of the Rio Grande, is under seven feet of water, but no loss of life there is reported. The rise of the river was gradual and the people of the town had an opportunity to escape the flood. Anthony, another small town, was completely com-pletely washed away, but here, also,. the people were warned of the danger and vacated their homes in time. ? The river threatens to change its course five miles below El Paso, and it is possible possi-ble that further great damage will result. |