The Village of Ruidoso will come together on Tuesday, June 17, for a remembrance event that will honor all impacted by the South Fork and Salt fires.

El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson expressed condolences following the Tuesday, July 8, flash flood in Ruidoso that killed three people, including two children from a Fort Bliss family.

Two children and a man have died as a result of the flash flooding on Tuesday, July 8, in Ruidoso, the Village of Ruidoso said in an update. The Village says a 7-year-old boy, a 4-year-old girl, and a man in his 40s or 50s died after they were swept downstream by the flood.

RUIDOSO – Days after the most destructive flood in Ruidoso’s history, New Mexico’s U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan were given a tour of the worst-affected areas, from the Upper Canyon to Ruidoso Downs Racetrack.

Wildfires in the Ruidoso area laid the groundwork for deadly floods that followed.

The city of Ruidoso, N.M., hammered by wildfires and flash flooding last summer, experienced damaging flooding July 8 after heavy monsoonal rains. The floodwaters impacted homes and businesses, including the racetrack,

More than a year later, the Village of Ruidoso is still rebuilding from the 2024 fires and subsequent floods, and hardening infrastructure.

The flash flood emergency was triggered at 3 p.m. in Ruidoso on Tuesday, July 8. Swift water teams were out conducting rescues, officials said.