A person and two kids had been killed in a record-breaking flash flood that swept via a village in New Mexico on Tuesday, native officers mentioned.
The three had been “swept downstream by the unprecedented floodwaters that struck” the Village of Ruidoso, village officers mentioned in an announcement. Greater than 50 others had been rescued by emergency crews, the village mentioned.
On this picture taken from video, a home is carried away by flash flooding behind a home in Ruidoso, N.M., Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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“Our hearts are damaged for the households who’ve misplaced their family members on this horrible tragedy,” Mayor Lynn Crawford mentioned in an announcement.
The Rio Ruidoso rose “to a record-breaking 20 ft — 5 ft larger than the earlier report,” officers mentioned.
“The flash flooding occurred Tuesday afternoon when heavy monsoonal rains fell on burn scar areas from final 12 months’s South Fork and Salt fires, creating harmful situations that led to fast water rise all through the village,” the village mentioned.
On this picture taken from video, flash flooding is seen behind a home in Ruidoso, N.M., Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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The Nationwide Climate Service in Albuquerque mentioned early information positioned the river’s crest at 20.24 ft on Tuesday afternoon, which might break the report of 15.86 ft that was set on July 20, 2024.
Officers mentioned a person in his 40s or 50s was killed, together with a 4-year-old lady and 7-year-old boy.
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