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At least 300 people displaced as officials wait for more federal aid<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This story<\/a> was originally published at Source New Mexico<\/a>, a NMPBS partner.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taylor Sanchez with her children near the wreckage of their home in Gavilan Trailer Park on July 10, 2025. The flooding from earlier in the week have displaced several hundred people, necessitated 65 water rescues and resulted in the death of three people, according to Ruidoso officials. (Danielle Prokop \/ Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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By Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RUIDOSO \u2014 Taylor Sanchez was taking an afternoon nap on her day off Tuesday, when the dark waters surged in the Rio Ruidoso. A knock on the door from a Lincoln County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy woke her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe officers came, they told me, \u2018You\u2019ve got to get out, it\u2019s bad, it\u2019s bad,\u2019\u201d she recounted near the twisted wreckage of her home in Gavilan trailer park, her 3-year-old son Noah on her hip, and his five-month-old brother burbling in his car seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She followed their warnings, grabbed the dogs and picked up her children from daycare. She returned and watched from higher ground as the Rio Ruidoso broke its banks, filming as it swept up her neighbors\u2019 homes and cars. Some of her neighbors needed further rescue. When the waters rose too high, she evacuated to Alamogordo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Miya Otero carries a bookcase out of the house she shared with her sister at the Gavilan Trailer Park on Thursday, July 10. Otero, who lived most of her life in Ruidoso, worries that the entire family may have to relocate somewhere else entirely. (Danielle Prokop \/ Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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People pick through the wreckage from devastating floods on the Rio Ruidoso on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Forecasts anticipate further rains in the area, worrying local officials. (Danielle Prokop \/ Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Silt and debris from the July 8 floods in Ruidoso is piled seven feet high in some areas surrounding the Rio Ruidoso. Silt and debris removal projects will move forward as more rains are expected over the weekend, Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford told Source NM. (Danielle Prokop \/ Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A car inside a home in the Gavilan Trailer Park in Ruidoso on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Danielle Prokop \/ Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vehicles and possessions were caught in the debris left over from the deadly floodwaters which swept across Ruidoso on July 8. President Donald Trump signed an emergency declaration on Thursday, July 10, opening up federal assistance, even as local worry about further flooding this weekend. (Danielle Prokop \/ Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rhiannon Sanchez and her children Ezarah and David return to their home for the first time since the July 8, 2025 floods, which destroyed dozens of homes. (Danielle Prokop \/ Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Miya Otero takes a break from cleaning out the flooded remains as her young nephews watch a neighbor use a front loader to help dig out others in the Gavilan Trailer Park on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Danielle Prokop\/ Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The deadly flooding had displaced at least 300 people as of Thursday afternoon, according to Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also on Thursday announced President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration, freeing up some funds, but a full disaster declaration has not yet occurred, and the city does not have authorization for funds to pay for shelter, food and other necessities. The declaration covers Chaves, Lincoln, Otero and Valencia counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re grateful that this approval will unlock funding needed for immediate disaster response,\u201d the state\u2019s congressional delegation said in a statement, \u201cand we will continue to push President Trump to grant the state\u2019s Major Disaster Declaration request to make sure that all New Mexicans impacted by this disaster are provided with the federal support necessary to rebuild.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crawford told Source NM he\u2019s coordinating with the state for now: \u201cWe\u2019re trying to find the money to try and find them hotels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, much of officials\u2019 focus remained on preparing for more flooding, with rains forecasted for Friday. Water service remained out for several neighborhoods, but power has been restored to much of the town. More than 600 people were without power during the floods, according to a PNM spokesman, and the utility lost 38 poles and more than 4,500 feet of lines. Only 10 people remained without power, which was expected to be restored late Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crews pick up debris carried down the Rio Ruidoso to prevent further blockages and worsen flooding. (Danielle Prokop \/ Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Taylor, her two sisters and their mother returned for the first time on Thursday to see what could be salvaged from the two homes shared among the sisters. Neighbors joined on front loaders or picked through the wreckage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d rather lose my house, rather than our lives,\u201d said Rhiannon Sanchez, 25, who lived next door. She had been at a doctor\u2019s appointment with her children on Tuesday. Now, a power pole jutted through the living room of the lilac trailer. Neighbors\u2019 homes, marked with mud nearly to the rooftops, were sheared open, piled haphazardly on top of cars. Children\u2019s toys, a painter\u2019s kit, knitted blankets stripped into the black silt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cleanup poses its own dangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe flood waters may have receded but there still may be hazards,\u201d said Chelsea Eastman Langer, bureau chief for the Environmental Health Epidemiology Bureau at the New Mexico Department of Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEssentially, the flood waters usually have chemicals and debris, and if left standing in homes, will cause mold,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cPrivate wells can also be severely damaged in floods, and well water should be tested after floods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The young Sanchez children play next to their home destroyed in the July 8 Rio Ruidoso floods. New Mexico utility officials said crews were working to repair 38 poles and 4,500 feet of powerlines lost to the floodwaters. (Danielle Prokop \/ Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rhiannon sifted through the mud in the home, looking for her ultrasounds, and packed away the ashes of their beloved dog. Her sister Miya Otero carried out a bookcase. Otero, a bartender at the Ruidoso Downs Casino and Racetrack, said her job and life were upended all at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The damage from Tuesday\u2019s floods caused officials to cancel the 2025 racing season<\/a> Thursday, as Downs officials tally the damages, which compounded the damages the track suffered in the 2024 fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not too sure if we\u2019ll stay in Ruidoso, unfortunately,\u201d Otero said. \u201cWe\u2019ve lived here our whole lives, almost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They won\u2019t rebuild their home, Patricia Sanchez said, even if it means losing the community they had for 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe worked our whole lives for what we have then from one day to the next, it\u2019s all gone,\u201d Patricia Sanchez said. \u201cNow, we\u2019re just here to pick up the pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story was originally published at Source New Mexico<\/a>, a NMPBS partner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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