Massive storm floods ABQ homes, businesses

7/31/2013 (Permalink)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Friday's powerful storm not only damaged trees and power lines, it also flooded homes and businesses. Now, restoration companies are working to mop up the mess.

Martin Luther King Avenue and Broadway Boulevard looked like a lake this weekend. All of that water had to go somewhere and it went into businesses just down the street.

After the storm bombarded the metro, restoration companies like Servpro, are getting bombarded with phone calls.

"Here we got a one thousand volt shock, our systems can't handle it," said Harry Weingardt with Servpro Restoration. "We expect volume during monsoon, but not like this.You get 35 calls in one day."

The monster downpour flooded homes and several businesses, causing thousands of dollars in damages to floors, walls and anything in the water's path.

Not being able to handle all of the water seemed to be the biggest problem for most buildings and homes flooded this weekend.

Now, it could take weeks for buildings to dry out.  

By: Regina Ruiz

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