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HATCH, N.M. (AP) - Residents fled their homes Tuesday after another day of heavy rain breached an arroyo, causing waist-deep flooding in this southern New Mexico town famous for its chile peppers.
Authorities ordered residents living in areas from Hatch to Rincon, about five miles south, to evacuate. Many were soaked when they arrived at an evacuation center set up at Hatch Valley High School.
State police closed all highways and feeder roads into Hatch, though nearby Interstate 25 remained open. A command center was moved out of town to nearby Las Cruces because of the high water, and schools were ordered closed through Thursday.
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