EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A second person has died from flooding caused by monsoon-type rains in far western Texas and southern New Mexico and Arizona. A family spokesman said a 2-year-old girl died Friday of injuries she suffered in the collapse of a basement wall at her family's El Paso home. The girl's 65-year-old grandmother also was killed in the Thursday night collapse in the family's flooded basement. Flash flood watches remain in effect for the three-state border region through Sunday afternoon as moist air flows north from Mexico.
Earlier post: A storm system that stalled for days over West Texas led to what a National Weather Service meteorologist calls an “unprecedented” amount of rain in the El Paso area that left a woman dead. Meteorologist Jason Grzywacz said Saturday that 6 inches of rain fell on El Paso in the past two days. The city usually averages about 8.5 inches of rainfall a year. He says mandatory 48-hour evacuations have been issued for residents of neighboring La Union, New Mexico. El Paso police say a 65-year-old woman was killed and her 2-year-old granddaughter was hurt when a flash flood caused a wall of their home to collapse onto them.