US Forest Service faces lawsuit over deadly flash flood linked to wildfire

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The U.S. Forest Service is facing a lawsuit following the death of three people who died in a flash flood. The lawsuit alleges the agency failed to properly conduct forest management.

Relatives of three people who died last year in a flash flood stemming from the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history are suing the U.S. Forest Service. The wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month alleges the Forest Service was negligent in the management of the prescribed burn and also failed to close roads and prevent access to areas at risk for flooding that followed the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

has said its claims office has paid more than $101 million so far for losses, but many families have complained that the federal government is not acknowledging the extent of the damage or the emotional toll the fire has had on families whose ties to the land go back generations.

 

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