Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:29pm on 09 Jul 2025,Wednesday International
At least 3 people, including 2 children, died in flash floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico, after 8.8cm of rain caused the Ruidoso River to surge to historic levels. Search and rescue teams conducted over 50 swift water rescues, while damage assessment continues. Emergency crews remain active, with a hotline for missing persons. The floods follow deadly flooding in Texas, where 111 people have died and 161 remain missing, especially in Kerr County. Burn scars from wildfires in 2024 increased the flood risk in Ruidoso, where residents were previously evacuated due to massive fires that destroyed thousands of hectares of land.
