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Historic flooding engulfs Southwest | CNN

CNN International •
November 02, 2026 • 12:00 PM
• By Jocelyn Contreras
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Widespread evacuations and water rescues happened in the Southwest, after a record storm, fed by El Niño, dumped multiple months’ worth of rain on Sunday.

Historic flooding engulfs Southwest | CNN

Widespread evacuations and water rescues happened in the Southwest, after a record storm, fed by El Niño, dumped multiple months’ worth of rain on Sunday.

Widespread evacuations and water rescues happened in the Southwest, after a record storm, fed by El Niño, dumped multiple months’ worth of rain on Sunday.

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