![[Flooding] El Paso, TX - Clogged drainpipes are bypassed by the municipality as workers clear a chorrera (gully) while increasing the height of its sides between monsoon-like storm in late July/early August 2006. El Paso County was declared a Federal Disaster Area following rain and thunderstorms which caused mud slides. Robert J. Alvey/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDYvMDgvMTcvZmxvb2RpbmctZWwtcGFzby10eC1jbG9nZ2VkLWRyYWlucGlwZXMtYXJlLWJ5cGFzc2VkLWJ5LXRoZS1tdW5pY2lwYWxpdHktYXMtMmE2MzQwLTEwMjQuanBn/320/479/jpg "[Flooding] El Paso, TX - Clogged drainpipes are bypassed by the municipality as workers clear a chorrera (gully) while increasing the height of its sides between monsoon-like storm in late July/early August 2006. El Paso County was declared a Federal Disaster Area following rain and thunderstorms which caused mud slides. Robert J. Alvey/FEMA")
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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17/08/2006
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