ROSWELL, N.M.—President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster area in southeast New Mexico after historic flooding killed two people and forced the rescue of more than 300 last month.
The declaration announced Friday makes federal funding available to residents in Chaves County, where 5.78 inches of rain fell Oct. 19, breaking Roswell’s previous daily high of 5.65 inches set on Nov. 1, 1901.
