The Village of Ruidoso knows the catastrophes they could face when it rains in the massive burn scar areas. The village has been preparing for monsoon season with emergency

RUIDOSO – Flooding from rains along the burn scars of last year’s South Fork and Salt fires caused major damage and destruction along the Ruidoso River Tuesday, washing away homes, trapping people in structures, and flooding Ruidoso Downs Racetrack.

The resort village of Ruidoso was under a flash flood emergency as slow-moving storms left people trapped in homes and prompted water rescues.

The Governor of New Mexico has signed an emergency declaration asking help from the federal government for help as Ruidoso deals with flooding.

The village of Ruidoso is reopening roads after rain brought flash floods to parts of the village, washing some of them out. The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in effect until 7:00 p.

Over the holiday weekend, New Mexico’s neighboring state endured a catastrophic flood that claimed the lives of 90 people, with several others still missing.

Broken tree limbs, twisted metal, crumpled cars and muddy debris remained as crews worked to clear roads and culverts in the wake of Tuesday's flash flood that killed three people — including two children — and significantly damaged as many as 50 homes,