Local authorities reported that between 200 and 400 homes were damaged in the flooding, and about 65 swift water rescues were conducted.

On Thursday morning, Mayor Lynn Crawford said as many as 400 homes were believed damaged when stormwater flooding across the burn scar from last year's South Fork wildfire swelled the Rio Ruidoso over...

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.

The bodies of victims likely are situated in debris fields located along more than 100 miles of narrow and shallow valleys along the Guadalupe River in the mostly rural area of Texas Hill Country.