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The village of Ruidoso is dealing with the aftermath of historic flash flooding that killed three people, including two young children, and damaged or destroyed numerous homes. Videos from Tuesday afternoon show the rapid influx of water and the devastation left behind,
"The main reason was the South Fork Fire last year that burned directly west of Ruidoso," Grzywacz said. "The soil wasn't able to absorb any of the rainfall, and it runs right down into Ruidoso. Normally, if you had that vegetation still there, it could absorb it. For the Ruidoso monsoon season, it was above average rain but not record rainfall."
The Village of Ruidoso confirmed three deaths as a result of severe flash flooding on July 8, 2025 along the burn scars from last summer's wild fires.
The loss of three lives to flash flooding in the mountain village of Ruidoso is “unfathomable and unfair,” New Mexico’s governor said Thursday, as surveys revealed
Survivors of the Ruidoso, New Mexico flash flood recount the horrors of the events that left three people dead and a community recovery.
Jesus Segura had just begun his shift in the kitchen of the Kokopelli Country Club on Tuesday when a crowd entered the restaurant to take shelter from the
Thursday’s Top Stories Thursday’s Five Facts [1] Record-breaking flooding destroys homes, leaves 3 dead in Ruidoso – Recovery efforts have begun in the Village of Ruidoso after historic flooding. The devastating flood is responsible for killing three people.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said federal support is set to come to the village after deadly flooding.
The mountain town of Ruidoso must rebuild again following a record-breaking flood and a year after devastating wildfires.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is holding a news conference Thursday morning to give an update on Ruidoso flood response efforts. The news conference is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. KRQE News 13 will livestream the news conference on this page.