Multiple water rescues, home swept away as flash flood emergency declared in New Mexico

New Mexico's flooding rains trapped multiple people and water rescues were underway in the state's south on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.The big picture: The NWS' Albuquerque office reported after declaring a flash flood emergency for the Ruidoso area that multiple water rescues were underway at the village's Gavilan Trailer Park.Threat level: "Significant rainfall and water/debris flow is occurring! This is a life-threatening situation, move to higher ground immediately!" the NWS said on X.Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford told the KRUI radio station that crews were out searching for three missing people and there were gas leaks in an area where he believes a home was swept away.Another 30 minutes later and it's hard to tell where the riverbed is. The river is now in major flood stage at over 15 feet. Stay away from the river! Seek higher ground NOW! #nmwx pic.twitter.com/gd3ecndelG— NWS Albuquerque (@NWSAlbuquerque) July 8, 2025 Situation report: There were 85 "swift-water rescues" in the Ruidoso area following the extreme monsoonal rains as of Tuesday night, a New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management told outlets.Images from the scene showed multiple structures destroyed.Roads were temporarily closed and crews were working to restore power following outage reports, according to Crawford. "We do have some mud sliding going on," he said.Zoom in: Videos from the scene show fast-moving waters sweeping a home down a river and washing debris onto a bridge that then spills onto a road.USGS real-time data shows water levels at the Rio Ruidoso were "extremely above" its historic daily averages as of Tuesday evening.The river in the Hollywood neighborhood of Ruidoso had reached potentially record levels, per NWS Albuqurque.While the warning had been lifted, a flood watch was in effect until 8pm local time. Screenshot: NWS Albuqurque/XZoom out: The emergency situation in N.M. came days after catastrophic flooding in Texas, which has killed more than 100 people, with 161 people still missing in Kerr County.Between the lines: Research shows climate change is causing extreme precipitation events to be more intense and frequent as a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, providing added moisture and energy to storm systems.Go deeper: Americans predict extreme weather chaos to surge in the futureEditor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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