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Maverick County Water Woes Get Worse
The water woes for people in Maverick County have gone from bad to worse. Right now about 1, 600 people in the northern part of the county are rationing water. The problem started last week when a retaining wall burst spilling water out of a reservoir. Officials met Tuesday to try and come up with a plan to patch the wall and get pumps that can divert water to build up the current reserves. As of now officials say they have enough water for 8 to 10 more days, possibly as much as two weeks. Officials have asked Governor Rick Perry to declare the area a disaster.
The water woes for people in Maverick County have gone from bad to worse. Right now about 1, 600 people in the northern part of the county are rationing water. The problem started last week when a retaining wall burst spilling water out of a reservoir. Officials met Tuesday to try and come up with a plan to patch the wall and get pumps that can divert water to build up the current reserves. As of now officials say they have enough water for 8 to 10 more days, possibly as much as two weeks. Officials have asked Governor Rick Perry to declare the area a disaster.
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High winds derail 47 BNSF cars in Texas Panhandle
June 18, 2013 15:53 GMT
FRIONA, Texas (AP) -- A rail line in the Texas Panhandle has reopened after storms packing winds strong enough to form a tornado overturned more than 40 BNSF Railway cars.
BNSF spokesman Joe Faust said Tuesday that nobody was hurt in the derailment between Friona (free-OHN'-uh) and Summerfield.
Faust says 47 cars that were empty or carrying various freight derailed before dawn Monday. He says 42 cars ended up on their sides. No cargo spilled on the 71-car train traveling from Clovis, N.M., to Amarillo.
The National Weather Service in Lubbock estimates winds gusted up to 100 mph during the derailment. Forecaster John Lipe (lype) says sometimes the outflow from thunderstorms can produce such winds. EF1 tornadoes carry winds from 86 mph to 110 mph.
Fort Worth-based BNSF reopened the line around midnight Monday.
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