Historic rainfall leads to deadly flooding in New Mexico
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The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flash flood emergency for Ruidoso on Tuesday, warning of rapidly deteriorating conditions and rising river levels
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Is it flooding in Ruidoso New Mexico? Flash flood warning issued for town ravaged by wildfires a year agoThe overflowing floodwaters washed away local houses, broke trees, submerged roads, and caused miserable damage in Ruidoso.
Flash flooding from heavy rain killed at least three people and prompted dozens of rescues in the Ruidoso area of southern New Mexico, officials said — the same area devastated by wildfires last year.
No injuries or deaths are immediately reported, but officials say an unknown number of people are unaccounted for
Torrential rain in New Mexico led to unprecedented and historic flooding in the community of Ruidoso on Tuesday, leading to the deaths of at least three people, including two children, as well as dozens of swift water rescues.
The neighbouring state of Texas also experienced a major flood just a few days earlier, but with a very different outcome. The ferocity of the inundation in Texas caught forecasters and state officials by surprise, killing at least 120 people.
THE death toll from the devastating Texas floods has now surpassed the number of people killed in Hurricane Harvey. At least 119 people have died and 161 more are missing after catastrophic flash
Nearly a month into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center upgraded a tropical depression to Tropical Storm Barry in the southern Gulf. Barry is expected to move onshore in southern Mexico later today.
Flash floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico kill 3 people including 2 children in mountain village already devastated by recent wildfires.
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