Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is providing an update on the response and recovery efforts being made in Ruidoso.

Thursday’s Top Stories Thursday’s Five Facts [1] Record-breaking flooding destroys homes, leaves 3 dead in Ruidoso – Recovery efforts have begun in the Village of Ruidoso after historic flooding. The devastating flood is responsible for killing three people.

The flash flood emergency was declared about 3 p.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service in Albuquerque.

The mountain town of Ruidoso must rebuild again following a record-breaking flood and a year after devastating wildfires.

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.

If the Ruidoso Downs horse racing meet continues at a different state track, the 2025 All American Futurity is in play to happen.

The current map, as of Wednesday, July 9, of road closures by the Ruidoso All-Hazard Information Network, provided by the Ruidoso Office of Emergency Management, notes that many roads are washed out as a result of the rainfall. They include:

Tuesday’s flood did major damage to track and overwhelmed improvements made to the track’s culvert and ditch system.