RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – The Village of Ruidoso held a fire and flood recovery town hall meeting on Tuesday night answering questions from residents affected by the fire and floods. Multiple state and federal agencies also joined the meeting. Massive Joshua Tree in Rio Rancho destroyed in Saturday’s storm Questions ranging from insurance claims, health hazards, and […]
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – “The village as a whole needs to have a minute to catch our breath.” One natural disaster after another, the village of Ruidoso is working to get back to normal. After the devastating South Fork and Salt Fires, flashing flooding has caused a new set of problems. “We’ve never seen anything like […]
Jul. 1—Ruidoso’s agony, like the rain, knows no end. In the days after wildfires engulfed more than 1,400 buildings and killed two in and around the Southern New Mexico mountain town, severe flash flooding has threatened more lives and destroyed yet more housing. As the region’s monsoon season continues, the threat to Ruidoso from flooding […]
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – The federal government is helping victims of the fires and floods in Ruidoso rebuild with some extra cash. Low-interest loans are now available for anyone who’s home or business has been impacted by the recent natural disasters. Earlier this month, the president signed a major disaster declaration, making low-interest federal disaster loans available […]
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – Several soldiers in the New Mexico Army National Guard rescued four elderly Ruidoso residents from a flash flood on Saturday. Six soldiers were moving heavy equipment out of a creek near homes located on the South Fork burn scar when four people signaled them in distress. Four of the soldiers created safety […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas Roadhouse and Bubba’s 33 restaurants across Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona will host fundraisers on Monday, July 1 to benefit Ruidoso fire relief efforts. Locations in El Paso and Las Cruces will be participating from 4 to 10 p.m. and 10 percent of sales will be donated to […]
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – Ruidoso wildfire evacuees have a new way to check on their homes using the web. The Village of Ruidoso and county officials have launched an interactive map that allows people to see images of their property. “This link gives them the opportunity to kind of get a heads-up idea of what they’re […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Some Ruidoso residents are having to evacuate because of flooding, the Village of Ruidoso said on its Facebook page on Saturday afternoon, June 28. The Rio Ruidoso is experiencing flooding, the Village said, and residents in “close proximity” to the river are being asked to to move to higher ground. […]
Homes charred to the ground, pine trees once standing tall now collapsed and cars completely burned: images shared in a recent video of a Ruidoso neighborhood reduced to rubble by destructive wildfires. The Facebook video posted by the village of Ruidoso on Thursday, June 27, illustrates the devastation left behind by the South Fork Fire […]
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – Ruidoso officials said Zia Natural Gas crews are trying to repressurize systems in the area. The company said someone must be home to restore gas to a building and they will leave a tag with their number on the door if no one is home. You can also call Zia Natural Gas […]
Michael Jones sits outside of his business as Ruidoso residents filter back into town. (Photo by Courtney Hill / KRWG) There’s still a significant first responder presence in Ruidoso, with officials providing assistance, clean up and shelter as the South Fork and Salt Fires continue to smolder in the Lincoln National Forest. According to village […]
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – New satellite imagery from NASA shows the Ruidoso wildfires burning as bright white spots in a nighttime satellite view of the area. A day after the South Fork and Salt Fires broke out, NASA captured just how intense and quickly the fire spread. Wildfire Resources The two fires show as two bright […]