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"The main reason was the South Fork Fire last year that burned directly west of Ruidoso," Grzywacz said. "The soil wasn't able to absorb any of the rainfall, and it runs right down into Ruidoso. Normally, if you had that vegetation still there, it could absorb it. For the Ruidoso monsoon season, it was above average rain but not record rainfall."
At least three people died, including two children, after heavy rains triggered flash floods in New Mexico on Tuesday.
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The two children were identified as Charlotte Trotter, 4, and Sebastian Trotter, 7, according to their aunt Tiffanie Wyatt. She said their father, Sebastian Trotter, a solder based at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and their mother, Stephanie, both suffered serious injuries but survived and were receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Texas.
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Here's where to donate for New Mexico flood: Drop-off, pick-up location details in RuidosoAs residents and businesspeople in Ruidoso assess the damage caused by heavy and dangerous flooding, others can find ways to help. Here is what to know.
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New Mexico resident speaks out after his father was killed in Ruidoso floodFull Story: <a href="https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/new-mexico-resident-speaks-out-after-his-father-was-killed-in-ruidoso-flood">https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/new-mexico-resident-speaks-out-after-his-father-was-killed-in-ruidoso-flood</a>
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Fox Weather on MSNRuidoso, New Mexico suffers damage again as heavy rain triggers record flash flooding in burn scarsA Flash Flood Emergency is in effect for Ruidoso, New Mexico, as rapid rainfall rates cause flooding in burn scars from the South Fork Fire.
The summer rainy season in New Mexico usually brings daily alerts about the potential for flooding around the arid state.
There will be no more horse races at Ruidoso Downs for 2025, after flood waters ravaged the race track for the second year in a row.
The current map, as of Wednesday, July 9, of road closures by the Ruidoso All-Hazard Information Network, provided by the Ruidoso Office of Emergency Management, notes that many roads are washed out as a result of the rainfall. They include:
A New Mexico mountain village is preparing for another round of monsoon rains as it tries to dig out from historic flooding that killed a man and two children.