Two children from El Paso are among three people who died in raging flash floods that struck the mountain forest resort town of Ruidoso, New Mexico, the town's mayor said.

Survivors of the Ruidoso, New Mexico flash flood recount the horrors of the events that left three people dead and a community recovery.

The mountain town of Ruidoso must rebuild again following a record-breaking flood and a year after devastating wildfires.

Two children and a man have died as a result of the flash flooding on Tuesday, July 8, in Ruidoso, the Village of Ruidoso said in an update. The Village says a 7-year-old

El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson expressed condolences following the Tuesday, July 8, flash flood in Ruidoso that killed three people, including two children from a Fort Bliss family.

Severe flooding at Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino caused damage and panicked horses. Jockey Edwin Escobedo and friends helped rescue horses, leading them to higher ground. Trainers and staff worked together to shelter horses in unaffected barns.

Thursday’s Top Stories Thursday’s Five Facts [1] Record-breaking flooding destroys homes, leaves 3 dead in Ruidoso – Recovery efforts have begun in the Village of Ruidoso after historic flooding. The devastating flood is responsible for killing three people.

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: