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Navajo Nation President signs emergency declaration amidst monsoons, severe flooding

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SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — The Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has signed an emergency declaration during the ongoing flooding across the Navajo nation. Days of monsoons and thunderstorms have disrupted transportation and damaged infrastructure across Southern Utah, Northern Arizona, and Northern New Mexico.