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New Mexico Declares Emergency, Releases $75M for Flood Relief
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- Acting Governor Howie Morales declared a state of emergency because floods threatened New Mexico’s chile harvest.
- The emergency released $75 million for temporary housing, healthcare, food and transportation assistance.
- Hurricane Rachel was about 185 miles southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph (140 kph).
- Schools closed in 30 Jalisco municipalities as a precaution against Rachel’s impacts.