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Dam breaches, causing flood damage, evacuations in New Mexico

Dam breaches, causing flood damage, evacuations in New Mexico
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A dam at Bassett Lake in New Mexico breached on Thursday, July 23, causing some people to evacuate, according to a spokesperson for the Luna County Office of Emergency Management. The lake, located nearly 50 miles northeast of the El Paso International Airport and close t...

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