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    Photos: Flooding on Tohono O'odham Nation

    • Oct 2, 2018
    • Oct 2, 2018 Updated Oct 9, 2018
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    Menager's Dam sandbag operation

    Updated Oct 9, 2018
    Menager's Dam sandbag operation
    Tohono O'odham Department of Public Safety

    Menager's Dam Sandbag operation

    Updated Oct 9, 2018
    Menager's Dam Sandbag operation
    Tohono O'odham Department of Public Safety

    Meneger's Dam Sandbag Operation

    Updated Oct 9, 2018
    Meneger's Dam Sandbag Operation
    Tohono O'odham Department of Public Safety

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 3, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Flooding near Menagers Dam community

    Tohono O'odham Department of Public Safety

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 3, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Flooding near Menagers Dam community

    Tohono O'odham Department of Public Safety

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 3, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Flooding near Menagers Dam community

    Tohono O'odham Department of Public Safety

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 3, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Flooding near Kohatk Village in Pinal County

    Tohono O'odham Department of Public Safety

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 9, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    By Wednesday afternoon, water levels behind 22-foot Menagers Dam had gone down 4 feet from the previous night, National Weather Service officials said.

    Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 9, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    A helicopter flies over floodwaters filling Menagers Lake, where the dam is in imminent danger of failing, sending floodwaters rushing into the Tohono O’odham village of Ali Chuk on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa’s remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.

    Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 9, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    The earthen Menagers Dam, top left-center, on the Tohono O’odham Nation remains at risk of failing after record flooding. The Ali Chuk village is shown in the upper right of the photo.

    Aerial photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 9, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    The earthen Menagers Dam is in imminent danger of failing, potentially sending floodwaters rushing into this Tohono O'odham village of Ali Chuk on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa's remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.

    Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 9, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    The earthen Menagers Dam is in imminent danger of failing, potentially sending floodwaters rushing into the Tohono O'odham village of Ali Chuk on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa's remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.

    Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 9, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    The earthen Menagers Dam is in imminent danger of failing, potentially sending floodwaters rushing into the Tohono O'odham village of Ali Chuk on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa's remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.

    Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    Updated Oct 9, 2018
    Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation

    The earthen Menagers Dam is in imminent danger of failing, potentially sending floodwaters rushing into the Tohono O'odham village of Ali Chuk on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa's remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.

    Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

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    Water levels drop, but tribal officials remain concerned Arizona dam could fail

    Water levels drop, but tribal officials remain concerned Arizona dam could fail

    Water levels went down four feet Wednesday after officials worried the dam would overflow and possibly fail  

    Dam expected to overflow on Tohono O'odham Nation, evacuations underway

    Dam expected to overflow on Tohono O'odham Nation, evacuations underway

    The dam is near the U.S.-Mexico border.

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