[Danelle78]

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Up to 6 million gallons of water could rush into El Paso if the 30-year-old dam across the border in Mexico breaks, Mayor John Cook said. "We're talking like a tidal wave hitting El Paso," he said. About 2,000 people were asked to evacuate and city buses transported those who wanted to leave.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...080301821.html

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[SirPentor]

Wow. I knew NAFTA was a bad idea.

 

[kama'aina mama]

That's scary.

 

[kat85]

I hope it dont happen

 

[SiValleySteph]

Lastest update says it's no longer a threat.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207053,00.html

Sorry, Fox news is the first source that came up.

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Quote:

Emergency officials lifted a mandatory evacuation order for low-lying areas in downtown El Paso after receiving word that an earthen dam holding back more than 6 million gallons of water from the Rio Grande is no longer an imminent threat.

 

[sohj]

Water always finds a way through -- if not now then some time. Dams are hysterectomies for rivers.