US south-west braces for more flooding after stretch of heavy rain and storms

More inclement weather forecast in rain-soaked Four Corners region after evacuations and rescues last weekA rain-soaked swath of the south-west US braced on Sunday for another round of potentially heavy showers and thunderstorms after days of rain forced evacuations and water rescues.The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the Four Corners – the meeting point of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah – even as local officials forecast further receding of swollen rivers that surged since rains picked up on Wednesday. Continue reading...