Slideshow | Shiprock floodwaters
Navajo Times | Sharon Chischilly
A military helicopter marked with a red cross flies over Shiprock Saturday, Oct. 24, beneath thick clouds as emergency crews respond to flooding along the San Juan River.
SHIPROCK
Muddy floodwaters from the San Juan River cover land near homes and buildings here Saturday, Oct. 24, following days of heavy rain.
A military helicopter marked with a red cross flies overhead as traffic cones and barricades restrict access to the Shiprock Bridge.
Walter Begay of Shiprock holds his cellphone while watching the river flow toward the bridge, while Kathy Begay watches the closed roadway outside her home. Elsewhere in the community, floodwaters surround trees and a leaning utility pole.
Dark storm clouds hang over Shiprock as a rainbow stretches above the bridge and surrounding neighborhoods. The bridge reopened Sunday, Oct. 25.
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