El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson expressed condolences following the Tuesday, July 8, flash flood in Ruidoso that killed three people, including two children from a Fort Bliss family.

The flash flood emergency was triggered at 3 p.m. in Ruidoso on Tuesday, July 8. Swift water teams were out conducting rescues, officials said.

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

The two children were identified as Charlotte Trotter, 4, and Sebastian Trotter, 7, according to their aunt Tiffanie Wyatt. She said their father, Sebastian Trotter, a solder based at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and their mother, Stephanie, both suffered serious injuries but survived and were receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Texas.

At least three people, including two children, have died due to flash flooding in Ruidoso, New Mexico on Tuesday, July 8.

At least three people were killed in the treacherous flood waters streaming through a mountain village in New Mexico, which also knocked an entire home from its foundations and then swept it away.

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.

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