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A man and two children were killed in a record-breaking flash flood that swept through a village in New Mexico on Tuesday, local officials said. The three were "swept downstream by the unprecedented floodwaters that struck" the Village of Ruidoso, village officials said in a statement.
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Fox Weather on MSNFather shares harrowing story of how kids survived historic New Mexico flood that slammed into their homeParts of New Mexico have experienced unprecedented and deadly flash flooding over the last few days, causing major damage. At least three people, including two children, were killed in Ruidoso.
The current map, as of Wednesday, July 9, of road closures by the Ruidoso All-Hazard Information Network, provided by the Ruidoso Office of Emergency Management, notes that many roads are washed out as a result of the rainfall. They include:
Two young children of a U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Bliss were among the three people killed in a record-breaking flash flood that swept through a village in New Mexico on Tuesday, local officials said.
The neighbouring state of Texas also experienced a major flood just a few days earlier, but with a very different outcome. The ferocity of the inundation in Texas caught forecasters and state officials by surprise, killing at least 119 people.
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The National Weather Service said the threat of severe weather is low, but some flood warnings are still in effect.
Fox News senior correspondent Mike Tobin reports on the latest to come from the search and recovery efforts after the devastating floods in Texas on 'Special Report.'
The flash flooding that hit the US state on Tuesday killed three people, including a 4-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy.