New Mexico faces catastrophic flooding as storms sweep the country, causing evacuations and rescues.
Another state is being washed away by catastrophic flooding as storms still sweep the country.
As the casualties from the Texas floods (aftermath pictured above) continue to mount, the natural disasters have spread to New Mexico too. A video online showing a house washing away on a raging torrent of water has highlighted the danger many New Mexico residents are currently experiencing.
National Weather Service Albuquerque posted on X, “The flood wave on the Rio Ruidoso has reached the Hollywood gage. Stay away from the river! This is a look at the change in the river depth in just 30 minutes, courtesy of the USGS!” It included images and the follow-up information that the river had swelled to a flood stage of more than 15 feet.
Another 30 minutes later and it’s hard to tell where the riverbed is. The river is now in major flood stage at over 15 feet. Stay away from the river! Seek higher ground NOW! #nmwx pic.twitter.com/gd3ecndelG— NWS Albuquerque (@NWSAlbuquerque) July 8, 2025
But even that sobering height was soon surpassed, as CBS News reported:
The Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood possibly reached 20.
