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Flash flooding in New Mexico leaves at least two dead as hundreds rescued

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. New Mexico state police confirmed two …

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5 months, 1 week ago

New Mexico is told it could be battered by 'life-threatening' flash flood TONIGHT

Daily Mail

Thousands of of people in New Mexico have been told to monitor the forecast as the state prepares to be hit with another flash flood. The National Guard was deployed to New Mexico at the end of June to help rescue residents of Ruidoso, which was under a Flash Flood Emergency Monday. The town experienced another flash flood over the …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

California reports first wildfire death of the 2024 season as fires persist across the West

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, while wind-whipped flames in Arizona have forced hundreds to flee from what tribal leaders are calling the “most serious” wildfire on their reservation in decades. California’s first death of the fire season was reported after …

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6 months ago

New Mexico village ravaged by wildfire gets another pounding by floodwaters

Associated Press

RUIDOSO, N.M. — Roads throughout a mountain village in southern New Mexico that was recently ravaged by wildfire were closed Tuesday as authorities tried to keep vehicles out of the path of rushing water. “Please get to higher ground NOW!” the village announced on social media as the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency. A mobile home park …

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6 months, 1 week ago

A New Mexico city faces drinking water crisis following torrential rains and mudslides

NPR

A New Mexico city faces drinking water crisis following torrential rains and mudslides Federal officials are hopeful a temporary drinking water system will be in place this week for the city of Las Vegas, N.M. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Federal Aid is now flowing into a northern New Mexico city that's been facing a drinking water crisis for almost two weeks. …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Much of New Mexico is under flood watch after 100 rescued from waters over weekend

Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Weather forecasters warned Monday that much of New Mexico faces two more days of elevated threats of dangerous flooding like the walls of water over the weekend that caused severe damage, forced the rescues of 100 people and left parts of one town recently ravaged by wildfires covered in mud and debris. “Very few parts of the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

List of missing residents shrinks as New Mexico village seeks recovery from wildfires

Associated Press

The number of residents still unaccounted for has been shrinking significantly after thousands of people fled their homes as two fast-moving wildfires approached their village in southern New Mexico, Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said Tuesday. Search and rescue crews have cleared more properties in the areas of Ruidoso, the mountain community hardest hit by the flames, and village officials and …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing

Associated Press

As residents return to a fire-ravaged village in the mountains of southern New Mexico, the mayor on Monday warned them that some parts of Ruidoso remain off limits as special search and rescue teams comb the charred rubble along the hardest-hit streets. “The search and rescue teams are in there and they’re with canines and so they’re still going property …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

FBI seeks suspects in 2 New Mexico wildfires that killed 2 people, damaged hundreds of buildings

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Full-time residents of Ruidoso will …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

FBI seeks suspects in 2 New Mexico wildfires that killed 2 people, damaged hundreds of buildings

Associated Press

RUIDOSO, N.M. — Full-time residents of Ruidoso will be allowed to return to their village Monday morning as federal authorities seek to prosecute whoever started a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures. The FBI said it is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

New Mexico wildfires: FBI offers reward for information about those responsible

Hindustan Times

Federal authorities offered a reward for information about those responsible for igniting a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the past week. The FBI on Saturday offered up to USD 10,000 for information in connection with the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire in southern New Mexico, which forced thousands to …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

FBI offers reward for information about deadly southern New Mexico wildfires

Associated Press

RUIDOSO, N.M. — Federal authorities offered a reward for information about those responsible for igniting a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the past week. The FBI on Saturday offered up to $10,000 for information in connection with the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire in southern New Mexico, which forced …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rains, cooler weather help firefighters gain ground on large wildfires in New Mexico

LA Times

Smoke rises from fires in Ruidoso, N.M., on Monday. Recent rains and cooler weather are helping more than 1,000 firefighters gain ground on two wildfires in southern New Mexico on Saturday that have killed two people, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee. Elsewhere in New Mexico, heavy rain and flash flood warnings prompted officials to order some …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Escape from killer New Mexico wildfire was ‘absolute sheer terror,’ says woman who fled the flames

Associated Press

Belinda Bukovitz was jolted into action by the sound of police outside her home shouting through a loudspeaker: “Go now, go now, go now!” Realizing this was not like other wildfires that had threatened her mountain village before, she, her husband, son and two cats bundled into three separate cars and fled. I don’t know if that would help, but …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Powerful storm transformed 'relatively flat' New Mexico village into 'large lake,' forecasters say

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A powerful storm battered a …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rain helps 1,000 firefighters slow big New Mexico blazes as Biden approves disaster relief

Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. — More than 1,000 firefighters in New Mexico took advantage of a break in the weather on Thursday to get the upper hand — for now — on a pair of wildfires that have killed two people, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee. This satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows the overview of …

New Mexico Fires Ruidoso

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Crews battle deadly New Mexico wildfires as clouds and flooding loom

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fire crews braced for …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

New Mexico wildfire claims second life, while rain offers hope of relief

Associated Press

ROSWELL, N.M. — Heavy rain and hail fell Wednesday around an evacuated village in New Mexico threatened by wildfires that have killed at least two people and damaged more than 1,400 structures, offering the hope of some assistance for firefighters but adding the threat of high winds and flash floods. New Mexico State Police spokesman Wilson Silver said Wednesday that …

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2 years, 8 months ago

As wildfire closes in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Wind-whipped flames raced across more of New Mexico’s pine-covered mountainsides on Monday, closing in on a town of 13,000 people where some residents hurried to pack their cars with belongings, others hustled to clear brush from around their homes, and police were called in to help evacuate the state’s psychiatric hospital. The fire has charred more …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Southwest wildfire outlook grim as flames char New Mexico

Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Bulldozers were busy Monday scraping through New Mexico’s high country as firefighters scouted more rugged terrain, looking for places where they could wield tools to dig lines that stop what has grown into the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. Nearly a dozen new large fires were reported over the weekend across the nation — four in …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Crews fight New Mexico fires as some evacuations lift

Associated Press

RUIDOSO, N.M. — Authorities have lifted some evacuation orders for a mountain community in drought-stricken southern New Mexico as firefighters worked Saturday to contain a wind-driven blaze that killed two people and destroyed over 200 homes. The evacuation orders lifted late Friday covered about 60% of the estimated 4,500 people ordered to leave their homes since the fire started Tuesday, …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Wind whips destructive wildfires in New Mexico, Colorado

Associated Press

Firefighters scouted the drought-stricken mountainsides around a New Mexico village on Wednesday as they looked for opportunities to slow a wind-driven wildfire that a day earlier had burned at least 150 homes and other structures while displacing thousands of residents and forcing the evacuation of two schools. But some planes returned to the air as winds subsided late in the …

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Flash flooding in New Mexico leaves at least two dead as hundreds rescued

New Mexico is told it could be battered by 'life-threatening' flash flood TONIGHT

California reports first wildfire death of the 2024 season as fires persist across the West

New Mexico village ravaged by wildfire gets another pounding by floodwaters

A New Mexico city faces drinking water crisis following torrential rains and mudslides

Much of New Mexico is under flood watch after 100 rescued from waters over weekend

List of missing residents shrinks as New Mexico village seeks recovery from wildfires

Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing

FBI seeks suspects in 2 New Mexico wildfires that killed 2 people, damaged hundreds of buildings

FBI seeks suspects in 2 New Mexico wildfires that killed 2 people, damaged hundreds of buildings

New Mexico wildfires: FBI offers reward for information about those responsible

FBI offers reward for information about deadly southern New Mexico wildfires

Rains, cooler weather help firefighters gain ground on large wildfires in New Mexico

Escape from killer New Mexico wildfire was ‘absolute sheer terror,’ says woman who fled the flames

Powerful storm transformed 'relatively flat' New Mexico village into 'large lake,' forecasters say

Rain helps 1,000 firefighters slow big New Mexico blazes as Biden approves disaster relief

Crews battle deadly New Mexico wildfires as clouds and flooding loom

New Mexico wildfire claims second life, while rain offers hope of relief

As wildfire closes in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee

Southwest wildfire outlook grim as flames char New Mexico

Crews fight New Mexico fires as some evacuations lift

Wind whips destructive wildfires in New Mexico, Colorado