{"id":452969,"date":"2026-10-01T07:52:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/452969\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T07:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:52:56","slug":"sunland-park-warns-residents-against-approaching-flooded-levee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/452969\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunland Park warns residents against approaching flooded levee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"http:\/\/ktsm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 The City of Sunland Park is warning residents to steer clear of the Rio Grande levee as flooding from the river continues.<\/p>\n<p>The City announced some closures on Wednesday, Sept. 30, which include River Levee Park and Trail near Racetrack Drive and through Country Club Road. These areas will be closed to the public until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh water, strong currents, and saturated ground along the levee and riverbank can be dangerous and can change quickly. The closure is in place to protect the public and the crews responding to the flooding,\u201d The City said.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the City of Sunland Park provided tips for residents to stay safe with flooded areas:<\/p>\n<p>Please do not walk, bike, drive, or gather on or near the levee.<\/p>\n<p>Please do not enter the River Levee Park and Trail.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep children and pets away from the levee and the water.<\/p>\n<p>Please follow posted signs and any instructions from City staff and emergency personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Residents can find the latest updates and information, including reopenings, through the City\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunlandpark-nm.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> and social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City thanks the community for its understanding and for helping keep everyone safe,\u201d read the news release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) \u2014 The City of Sunland Park is warning residents to steer clear of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452970,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-452969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}