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Historic rainfall leads to deadly flooding in New Mexico: a timeline of emergency alerts

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three people died in flooding Tuesday as New Mexico’s Rio Ruidoso’s banks swelled amid the summer rainy season.

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Historic rainfall leads to deadly flooding in New Mexico: a timeline of emergency alerts

In this photo taken from a U.S. Geological Survey timelapse, the Rio Ruidoso experiences flash flooding in Ruidoso, N.M., Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)


ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three people died in flooding Tuesday as New Mexico’s Rio Ruidoso’s banks swelled amid the summer rainy season.

The village of Ruidoso and other parts of New Mexico have received more warnings in the past few years as catastrophic wildfires have left vast swaths of once forested land without enough vegetation to absorb and hold back storm runoff.

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