The overflowing floodwaters washed away local houses, broke trees, submerged roads, and caused miserable damage in Ruidoso.

Flash flooding from heavy rain killed at least three people and prompted dozens of rescues in the Ruidoso area of southern New Mexico, officials said — the same area devastated by wildfires last year.

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

As 27 million Americans are under severe thunderstorm and flood watch on Wednesday, a line of strong storms packing intense rainfall is threatening the Mid-Atlantic.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Three people were killed when monsoon rains triggered flash flooding in a New Mexico village, sending walls of water, mud and debris rushing down mountainsides that have been repeatedly scarred over recent years by wildfires and post-fire flooding.

Nearly a month into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center upgraded a tropical depression to Tropical Storm Barry in the southern Gulf. Barry is expected to move onshore in southern Mexico later today.

Over the holiday weekend, New Mexico's neighboring state endured a catastrophic flood that claimed the lives of 90 people, with several others still missing. Many — including Texas officials — are questioning the National Weather Service about whether the organization was truly prepared and if cuts from the Trump administration affected the response to the floods.

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 120 people.