The mountain village of Ruidoso has returned to the grim rituals of rebuilding from flash flooding. Crews are working to clear twisted metal, broken trees and muddy debris from streets and homes days after monsoon rains triggered a deadly flash flood in southern New Mexico.

New Mexico sellers may owe thousands on long-held homes. Equity gains in places like Santa Fe and Albuquerque are now triggering unexpected tax hits.

Ruidoso's surge follows deadly flooding in Texas, where authorities reported more than 160 people missing in the aftermath of catastrophic storms.

A house with a turquoise door became a widely shared image of flooding in southern New Mexico when it was swept past a brewery that was designated a safe spot for anyone seeking higher ground.

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.

Visitors to a local brewery in Ruidoso, New Mexico, were stunned to see a house swept away by rushing floodwaters on Tuesday as they waited out the danger.

The resort village of Ruidoso was under a flash flood emergency as slow-moving storms left people trapped in homes and prompted water rescues.

A flash flood overtook the Ruidoso area in New Mexico on Tuesday, July 8, prompting an emergency declaration and multiple rescues.

Floodwaters in Ruidoso, NM, surged higher than ever recorded, killing three people—including a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy—and destroying entire homes. NBC’s Steve Patterson joins Morning Joe to reports on the deadly mix of monsoon rains and burn scars from last year’s wildfires.

A house was swept down a river in Ruidoso, New Mexico, as a flash flood emergency was declared on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Courtesy: Kaitlyn Carpenter via Storyful)

The disasters in Texas and New Mexico are something Minnesotans can't take for granted. In 2007, deadly flash floods forced people to evacuate homes and campgrounds in southeastern Minnesota. Up to 18 inches of rain fell between Aug.