Three people, including two children, died after flash flooding swept through the village of Ruidoso, authorities said.

On Thursday morning, Mayor Lynn Crawford said as many as 400 homes were believed damaged when stormwater flooding across the burn scar from last year's South Fork wildfire swelled the Rio Ruidoso over...

Homes are damaged along the Rio Ruidoso after deadly flash flooding in Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S., July 9, 2025.

Water rushed from the surrounding mountainside, overwhelming the Rio Ruidoso and taking with it a man and two children from an RV park along the river.

Preliminary findings show that around 35 to 50 homes were damaged or lost in the floods, officials said.