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Published: 2006-08-03 16:22:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 3197; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 196
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taken August 1,2006We've had some amazing flooding down here in El Paso, TX and of course I had to get out there and take some photos. This was the photo of a car near my house that was swept away and then buried in a sinkhole from a burst arroyo ( natural drainage ditch). The whole street was eventually destroyed by flood waters and more rain is in the forecast...
I have some more shots here: Flood Destruction
I won't flood dA with all of them at once (no pun intended).
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This is why I'm happy it doesn't rain alot out here.
Awesome picture, I would be doing the same as you, going out just to get some good shots of such a thing.
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lol the bug got squished ... i wonder if they know they left the gas thinggy open? lol 
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Yeah it's taken forever to fix some of the things here, although I don't think they projected 3 years!! (although knowing our city gov..hehe). And I think the gas lid was pushed open by the force of the water 
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lol yeah probably.. wonder if anyone was dumb enough to try and siphon the tank?
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lol yeah. well i just hope they have insurence
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They left their gas door open
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Whoa! 
Great shot though!
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OMG! There wasn't anyone in that, was there?? I really hope no one got hurt during all of that...
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No luckily it was parked in the parking lot and was swept away from there. There was one woman washed down the street but somehow she came out unscathed.
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Wow... I'm glad she wasn't hurt!
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Exactly my thoughts
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ugghhh..my heart goes out to the owners 
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now that you mentioned it
after all the trouble Dee and I have had with vehicles...I can't help but get misty eyed. It is a bit funny..just not right away ya know?
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ur in el paso? sweet! that's where i was born 
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Sounds like so much fun! I was on the base when I was there.
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Sounds like so much fun! I was on the base when I was there.
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Haha I think this bug has been featured everywhere by now!
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I like how in the background there's another person with a camera surveying the damage. Strikes me as amusing somehow.
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Man. I would be so /pissed/.
Well. At least VW's are enviromentally safe.
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yikes...that poor car.
I've been amazed with all the rain lately around here. Luckily Las Cruces isn't having flooding like that.
Hope you're in an area where it's not so bad
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Definately, I like rainy days alot, but if it started flooding in this area I don't know what I'd do
Yeah, newscasters...anything to keep you glued to the screen
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Poor little punch bug
On the art side, the photos are wonderful photojournalism. But the flooding looks horrific over there. It seems that's all we've been hearing about in the States these last few weeks weather-wise. I hope you are well and the rain lets up soon.
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Thanks on the art side, this has been one of the first opportunities I've had to explore photojournalism actually!
Unfortunately we're on our 9th consecutive day of rain now
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Terrible to see stuff (natural disasters and all) happen. You feel ofr the people yet pictures like this also has lots of humor buried in them.
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On a lighter note. I thought things were always bigger in Texas. We have sinkholes around here that swallow dump trucks, buses, and even buildings in one gulp.
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