CANUTILLO, TEXAS (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 Saturday\u2019s storms left parts of Canutillo underwater, and days later some residents along Selva Drive said they were still dealing with the damage and worried about what could happen when the next round of storms arrives.<\/p>\n
Norma Venzor said floodwaters quickly rose on her property during Saturday\u2019s storm.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started seeing the water flowing down. And it just kept getting higher and higher and higher. And then I realized I needed to check on the animals,\u201d Venzor said.<\/p>\n
She said her dog was nearly submerged \u2014 \u201cYou can only see her head\u201d \u2014 and that \u201cWe lost one chicken.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the days after the storm, she walked through areas that had been inundated, including where she said her chickens were kept.<\/p>\n
\u201cDown there was flooded too; that’s where we had the chickens,\u201d Venzor said.<\/p>\n
Emily Schmalz reports on Canutillo family still cleaning up after floods leave sinkholes and damage near Selva Dr. (Credit: KFOX14)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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She described how the water receded but left behind significant damage.<\/p>\n
Venzor said the flooding pushed water into her daughter\u2019s home, created sinkholes and damaged their property. <\/p>\n
She said neighbors have been working to fill the sinkholes and clean up ahead of future storms.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for the neighbors and the tractors and the sand that people have brought to us, we would have multiple sinkholes,\u201d Venzor said.<\/p>\n
Venzor said she injured her ankle after falling into one of the sinkholes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know there was a sinkhole. So when I walked, I walked right into the sinkhole; my whole body was completely in the water,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She believes the sinkholes formed because of soft sand around new sewer lines El Paso Water is installing. <\/p>\n
El Paso Water was asked about the project and whether changes could be made to help prevent similar problems during future monsoon storms. <\/p>\n
The utility said it was working on the request.<\/p>\n
Venzor said the flooding brought back memories of the 2006 monsoon floods and raised questions about why more protections are not in place.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was like a replica. It was the same thing all over again,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, if there\u2019s still money from the 2006 flood bond. Why has nothing been done in this area?\u201d<\/p>\n