Floods in Socorro

There were severe thunderstorms in Socorro yesterday, which was followed by a heavy downpour. Roads were flooded, especially Frontage and Florida. Here is a picture of rain water dripping in my office.

Today, Mayor Ravi Bhasker of Socorro gave us listeners an update of the flood situation and other arrangements done by the City to help the residents. Apparently, Red Cross is here in town with 40 beds. The Finley gym was made ready for night stay for people whose houses were flooded. He also mentioned that he had never seen so much rain in the last 15 years or so. The ground is saturated with water. I don’t hear that very often nowadays. Everybody knows that Socorro is a desert. Obviously, this monsoon season renders the following Arabian proverb false. “All sunshine makes the desert.”