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

New Mexico's flooding rains trapped multiple people and water rescues were under way in the state's south on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The big picture: The NWS' Albuquerque office reported after declaring a flash flood emergency for the Ruidoso area that multiple water rescues were under way at the village's Gavilan Trailer Park.

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.