Arizona tribe still doing damage assessments following storm
SELLS, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe in southern Arizona says damage assessments continue after last week’s heavy rainfall threatened a 22-foot-high earthen dam and forced some evacuations.
The Tohono O’odham (TOH’-oh-no OH’-tum) Indian Nation said Tuesday that the status of Meneger’s Dam is being closely monitored by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Tribal officials say equipment is being deployed to pump the lake behind the dam and lower the water l
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