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Flash floods hit Texas hills, killing more than 100 people, and killed in New Mexico after monsoon rains caused flash flooding.
A man and two young children, a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, were swept away by floods on Tuesday, Rudoso Village said in a statement. In popular summer resorts, this is so severe that the entire house was knocked downstream.
“Our hearts are broken for families who have lost their loved ones in this horrible tragedy,” Mayor Lynn Crawford said in a statement.
“The entire village of Ruidoso expresses its deepest sympathy and compassion for these sad families during this unimaginable difficult time. As we face this devastating loss together, we unite together and are committed to supporting each other.”
Rio Ruidoso rose to a record 20 feet, five feet taller than previous records, the village said.
Destruction is attributed to Rainfall Scar areas from the South Fork and salt fire burning occurred last year.
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Tucker Davis lost his home in last year’s South Fork Fire, and his dog left, as a river in Midtown, New Mexico moves through local flash floods on June 26, 2025. (Kelly Greenley)
“First responders conducted 50-60 Swift-Water rescues during the event,” said a village in Ruidoso Media Village.
It was already backed down by the evening, and search and rescue were searching for missing persons, while public workers cleaned up debris from the road. Some cars were trapped in the mud.
In this image taken from the video, a house was taken away by a mountain flood behind a house in Ruidoso, New Mexico on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Kaitlyn Carpenter)
“Tonight, I signed an emergency declaration request to get the federal response team immediately and repair resources. We encourage us to learn that additional federal resources are already on the way.” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said on Facebook.
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“New Mexico is mobilizing every resource we have, but the village of Ruidoso needs federal support to recover from this disaster. We’ve seen it Texas She concluded that receiving federal resources they desperately need, Ruidoso deserves the same urgent response. ” she concluded.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
