Monsoon floods Gila Bend overnight; two deaths reported
Flood warning in affect for some areas
PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP/KYMA, KECY) - Monsoon rains flood south-central Arizona causing Gila Bend's mayor to declare a state of emergency on Saturday.
The monsoon gave Gila Bend over an inch and a half of rain overnight causing parts of Phoenix's freeway to close as flooding occurred in the town.
Two deaths were reported as investigations and rescues continue around the area. Mayor Chris Riggs says in a Facebook video that a man and a woman died in the flooding.
The woman in her 50's was reportedly drowned at the river bottom. The man was in their vehicle when floodwaters swept it away.
According to the National Weather Service, other portions of the east valley will also be under a flood warning.
