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Flash Flooding Kills 3 in New Mexico as House Swept Away

Flood watch for flash flooding was issued by the National Weather Service several hours before the devastation began.
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Flash Flooding Kills 3 in New Mexico as House Swept Away
A still from video shows flash flooding behind a house in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on July 8, 2025. Kaitlyn Carpenter/AP
T.J. Muscaro
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Flash flooding triggered by monsoon rains in New Mexico on Tuesday killed at least three people, including two children, as it hit the mountain village of Ruidoso, sweeping a house downstream.

Authorities in Ruidoso said in a July 8 statement that the river rose to record levels, sweeping away a 40- to 50-year-old man, a 4-year-old girl, and a 7-year-old boy.
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T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.