A shocking video shows a home drifting down the Rio Ruidoso during torrential flooding on Tuesday in the remote town of Ruidoso, New Mexico. Fortunately, the homeowner was out of town during the flood, her best friend Kaitlyn Carpenter told the National Weather Service in Albuquerque. “It was kind of heartbreaking to be filming and then to see my best friend’s house that I have memories in floating down the river on top of everything,” she said. Wildfires in 2024 consumed the natural vegetation around Ruidoso, leaving burn scars that made the village especially susceptible to flooding. A statement posted by the village reported that a 40- to 50-year-old man, a 7-year-old boy, and a 4-year-old girl drowned during the flash flood. Emergency services rescued at least 85 people on Tuesday, according to The Weather Channel. The Rio Ruidoso rapidly rose 20 feet during the flood, reaching its highest ever recorded height. The deadly flash flooding came after catastrophic flash floods in Central Texas on Friday took at least 119 lives, including 27 girls at a summer camp.
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