Flood RecoverySaturday, November 7
El Paso County asks for volunteers and donations after floods damaged more than 190 homes near Horizon City
The Daily El Paso team
If you'd like to help neighbors near Horizon City, El Paso County wants you. Fall flooding damaged more than 190 homes in the Lakeway and Mountain Shadow communities after heavy rain on Sunday evening, Oct. 25, sent runoff from the Hueco Mountains into far East El Paso.
Flooding damaged more than 190 homes and drew two disaster declarations
- 190+
- homes damaged by floodwaters
- Oct. 27
- county disaster declaration
- Oct. 29
- state declaration by Gov. Greg Abbott
Sources: KDBC, El Paso Times
Volunteers are needed for door-to-door outreach, needs-assessment calls and moving debris from sidewalks into large dumpsters. The first large-group sidewalk cleanup started at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6. Dates for other group cleanups haven't been announced.
- Call first: 915-474-0367 or 915-487-9648
- Sign up: fill out the county's volunteer form
- Wanted: non-perishable food, can openers, flashlights, batteries
- Drop-off hours: Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Donations go to two drop-off sites
| Drop-off site | Address |
|---|---|
| Agua Dulce Self Help Center (preferred) | 15371 Kentwood Ave. |
| Family and Youth Services Center | 6314 Delta Drive |
Source: El Paso Times
On Thu., Nov. 5, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to join preliminary damage assessments. Lakeway resident Oscar Montero, who climbed out a bedroom window to escape, wants the county to look past cleanup: “There's a lot that has to be done in this subdivision.”
Sources: El Paso Times, KDBC