Ruidoso, New Mexico and flash flood
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"Nothing can prepare you for coming into a disaster zone and looking through the bodies of small children and my dad," Timmy Feagin told KOAT.
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Army Times on MSNChildren of Fort Bliss soldier die in New Mexico floodsThe children, ages four and seven, were swept downstream by a flash flood after the Rio Ruidoso river rose to a record-setting 20 feet.
The summer rainy season in New Mexico usually brings daily alerts about the potential for flooding around the arid state.
There will be no more horse races at Ruidoso Downs for 2025, after flood waters ravaged the race track for the second year in a row.
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Crews are working to clear twisted metal, broken trees and muddy debris from streets and homes a day after monsoon rains triggered a deadly flash flood in southern New Mexico.
The resort village of Ruidoso was under a flash flood emergency as slow-moving storms left people trapped in homes and prompted water rescues.
Three people, including two children, were killed in Tuesday afternoon's floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and numerous properties were destroyed. But the village was prepared, Mr Gutierrez said, with flood experts already on the ground and plans in place.