Digging out after deadly Ruidoso flood
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Chancey Bush
Photographer
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Vehicles are caught in trees along with debris from the Rio Ruidoso after being swept downriver by heavy rains in the village of Ruidoso on July 9.
Fabian Mascorro, 21, helps shovel mud out of La Salsa Kitchen in Ruidoso on Wednesday. Heavy rains Tuesday caused catastrophic flooding that brought havoc to the village, killing three people, including two children.
Maria Segura and her 10-year-old son, Noah Segura, stand on the front porch of their home at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso on Wednesday after flash floods brought destruction to the village.
Noah Segura, 10, stands by flood damage at his home at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso on Wednesday.
U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury inspects a mobile home with a vehicle inside it while assessing the damage at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Heavy rains on Tuesday resulted in catastrophic flooding that devastated the village, leading to the tragic deaths of three individuals, including two children.
Employees and community members work on recovery of the La Salsa Kitchen in the village of Ruidoso on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Heavy rains Tuesday caused catastrophic flooding聽that brought havoc to the village, killing three people, including two children.
U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury inspects a mobile home with a vehicle inside it while assessing the damage at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Heavy rains on Tuesday resulted in catastrophic flooding that devastated the village, leading to the tragic deaths of three individuals, including two children.
A refrigerator along with debris in the Rio Ruidoso in village of Ruidoso on Wednesday. Heavy rains Tuesday caused catastrophic flooding in the village.
Fabian Mascorro, 21, helps shovel mud out of the La Salsa Kitchen in the Village of Ruidoso on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Heavy rains Tuesday caused catastrophic flooding聽that brought havoc to the village, killing three people, including two children.
Jesus Segura shows the flood damage at his home at the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The Segura family has lived in the park for 27 years and has endured various disasters during that time. Their home suffered significant damage on Tuesday due to catastrophic flooding that claimed the lives of three people, including two children.
Benjamin Feagin鈥檚 black truck and motorcycle can be seen near other damaged vehicles downstream from the Riverview RV park on Wednesday. Feagin and two children died after being swept away in floodwaters that brought destruction to Ruidoso and damaged numerous homes.
Vehicles are caught in trees along with debris from the Rio Ruidoso after being swept downriver by heavy rains in the village of Ruidoso on Wednesday.
A National Guard vehicle drives through the village of Ruidoso on Wednesday.
A man walks near the Gavilan Mobile Home Park in Ruidoso, N.M., on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Heavy rains Tuesday caused catastrophic flooding that claimed the lives of three people, including two children.
Damaged vehicles and RVs are seen at an RV park alongside the Rio Ruidoso in Ruidoso, N.M., on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Heavy rains on Tuesday caused catastrophic flooding that brought havoc to the village, resulting in the deaths of three people, including two children.
Heavy rains on Tuesday caused catastrophic flooding in Ruidoso that brought havoc to the village, resulting in the deaths of three people, including two children.
Chancey Bush
Photographer
