Sandoval: Responders’ efforts in dealing with Nevada flooding was ‘remarkable’

By BEN BOTKIN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

7 years ago

City of Elko crews pump water from Water Street back into the Humboldt River, Feb. 11, 2017, after the river flooded neighborhoods in north and south parts of town. (Jeff Mullins/The Daily Free Press via AP)

Water from the Humboldt River flows into a parking lot behind apartment buildings off 12th Street in Elko, Feb. 11, 2017. (Jeff Mullins/The Daily Free Press via AP)

The Humboldt River is swollen far beyond its normally narrow channel through Elko, Feb. 11, 2017. (Jeff Mullins/The Daily Free Press via AP)

CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval gave a shout-out to first responders who dealt with recent the flooding in Northern Nevada.

“It’s nothing short of remarkable,” Sandoval said Friday at the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security meeting, noting the “epic amount of precipitation that is occurring in Northern Nevada.”

Sandoval declared a state of emergency last week for Elko County, which was hammered by flooding. The efforts include sandbags and help from the Nevada National Guard.

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