{"id":19684,"date":"2023-08-10T13:23:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=19684"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:31:29","slug":"se-amplia-el-enfoque-comunitario-para-detener-las-inundaciones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/08\/10\/a-community-led-approach-to-stopping-flooding-expands\/","title":{"rendered":"Se ampl\u00eda el enfoque comunitario para detener las inundaciones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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The day before Independence Day, the summer sun beat down on dozens of clothes and shoes strewn across the backyard and fence of the Cicero, Illinois, home where Delia and Ramon Vasquez have lived for over 20 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>nearly nine-inch<\/span><\/a> deluge of rain that fell on Chicago and its suburbs the night before had flooded their basement where the items were stored in plastic bins. Among the casualties of the flood were their washer, dryer, water heater and basement cable setup. The rain left them with a basement\u2019s worth of things to dry, appliances and keepsakes to trash, and mounting bills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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