<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Three individuals, including a man and two children, have lost their lives in a flash flood that hit the village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico, a popular summer retreat destination.</li><li>Devastating flooding occurred with water levels rising over 20 feet in less than an hour, leading to an extreme search and rescue operation that included at least 85 swift water rescues.</li><li>The area had been vulnerable to flooding after previous forest fires destroyed much of the forest in the region the previous year, leaving 1,400 homes and structures destroyed.</li><li>Notably, this event in New Mexico follows recent flash floods in Kerrville, Texas, which led to a total of 110 deaths and 160 people still missing due to flooding in the state.</li></ul>

3 Dead in Flash Floods at Popular Summer Retreat

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