New Mexico, flash flood
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Death toll at 129
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Ruidoso's surge follows deadly flooding in Texas, where authorities reported more than 160 people missing in the aftermath of catastrophic storms.
Survivors of the Ruidoso, New Mexico flash flood recount the horrors of the events that left three people dead and a community recovery.
Floodwaters have trapped people in their homes and cars in the village that's a popular summer retreat in southern New Mexico, as monsoon rains triggered flash flooding.
SANTA FE, N.M. — Three people died in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding Tuesday that was so intense an entire house was swept downstream.