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Bluff flood victims face cleanup and jurisdictional hurdles on Navajo Nation land

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Just beyond the town of Bluff in San Juan County, several homes damaged by flooding sit on Navajo Nation land. Residents say the boundary has made it harder to get help as they try to recover.

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