Major flash flooding in New Mexico has resulted in three deaths, property destruction, road closures, and evacuations.

No injuries or deaths are immediately reported, but officials say an unknown number of people are unaccounted for

The Village of Ruidoso in New Mexico confirmed that three people, including a 4-year-old girl, 7-year-old boy and man in his 40s-50s, were killed in flash floods that occurred on Tuesday, July 8.

The Village of Ruidoso confirmed three deaths as a result of severe flash flooding on July 8, 2025 along the burn scars from last summer's wild fires.

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The heavy rains occurred in the remote village of Ruidoso, about 180 miles south of Albuquerque, according to reports. During the monsoon season, which runs from late June to early September, NBC reported, storms are known for the flash floods, which can come on quickly and trigger events such as Tuesday, however, usually less fierce.

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

Here's the latest. Flooding was also reported in New Mexico.