According to local officials, this week a man and two children were killed as a historic flash flood.
Ruidoso Village, Nm, On Tuesday said that A man, who was estimated to be in his 40s or 50s, and a 4 -year -old girl and a 7 -year -old boy “stuck in flood waters and taken down.” Rio Ruidoso broke the record at a distance of 20 feet during a large scale.
The three dead have not been publicly identified, but the village, which is about 160 miles south of Albuquerque, asked for privacy for the affected families.
“Our hearts are broken to families who have lost their loved ones in this terrible tragedy,” Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford (R) said in a statement. “The entire village of Ruidoso expands our deep sympathy and compassion towards these grieved families during this difficult time.”
He said, “We are united in our grief and our commitment to support each other we face this devastating loss,” he said.
According to the village statement, last year, emergency employees organized dozens of sharp-water rescue after heavy “monsoon” rains in areas burnt in wildfire, which, according to the village statement, increased rapid water growth. Search and rescue efforts are on.
Deadly New Mexico floods came a few days after a decline Flash flooding caused by Texas This killed more than 100 people.
