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USA Today
6 days ago
- Climate
- USA Today
Video shows New Mexico home swept away in deadly floods
A Ruidoso, New Mexico, home was ripped off its foundation and swept away in deadly floodwaters that ravaged the area earlier this week, video shows. Heavy rains triggered flash floods in the area on Tuesday, July 8, leaving at least three people dead, including two children, according to officials. In a video shared on social media, Ruidoso resident Kaitlyn Carpenter captured the moment a home was swept downstream. "A house got taken down the river!!! Please please please be safe everyone!!!" she wrote. Carpenter told CNN the home belonged to one of her friends and said she was "in absolute shock" when she saw it had been caught in the floodwaters. "We had saved her house last year from the flood, so to see it just be taken up in the flood was just, it was horrific," she told CNN. "I have no words. It was so surreal." Texans mourn the dead as search for more than 170 flood victims continues: Live updates Video shows house being swept away by flash floods 3 dead in New Mexico floods, including children Ruidoso officials said in a statement that the three people who died included one middle-aged man and two children – a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy. All three individuals were "caught in the rushing floodwaters and carried downstream," the statement said. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also declared a state of emergency in Ruidoso, which is about 180 miles south of Albuquerque, on July 8. Ruidoso officials said in a statement that the event saw the Rio Ruidoso reach a record-breaking 20 feet, five feet higher than the previous record. Contributing: Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at
Buzz Feed
6 days ago
- Climate
- Buzz Feed
House Swept Away In New Mexico Flood Goes Viral
The horrific flooding in Kerr County, Texas, has been the focus of national news since the Fourth of July. And while Texans are just beginning to regroup and recover, extreme weather in other parts of the country continues. On Tuesday, torrential rain hit Ruidoso, a small mountain town and summer destination in southern New Mexico, and caused the Rio Ruidoso to overflow. The flash floods that ensued have killed three people, including two children. Emergency services carried out dozens of swift water rescues. A meteorologist for the National Weather Service said that the rain fell on land that had been scorched in wildfires last year. "The burn scar was unable to absorb a lot of the rain, as water quickly ran downhill into the river," the Weather Channel reported. The NWS in Albuquerque warned residents of flood danger on X Tuesday afternoon. According to the Weather Channel, Ruidoso-based artist Kaitlyn Carpenter was riding her motorcycle through town but sought shelter at a brewery as the rain picked up. There, she started recording the rapidly flowing river. This is what the rapids looked like at the start: People offscreen in the video marvel at the flooding and debris moving swiftly downriver. Then, someone says, "Oh, there comes a house!" The house comes into full view as people react in shock and horror. "Oh no, oh no, oh my gosh," one voice says. The Weather Channel reported that Carpenter, who was recording the video, actually recognized the house by its turquoise door. It belonged to a close friend's family. It passes in seconds, taking down small trees as it gets swept out of view. Carpenter has said that the family was not home at the time and is safe. The New York Times, among other outlets, posted the video to its social media channels. Commenters got political real quick, and rightfully so. "While all that happens, the current president keeps denying that climate change is real..." one person wrote. This person called living in the US "cray cray." Someone referenced the climate demonstration by the group Extinction Rebellion in which a group of scientists chained themselves to a JP Morgan Chase building in downtown Los Angeles (it was in 2022, for clarity). Several commenters called out the painful irony of this situation, referencing the Trump administration's cuts to the NWS... ...as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and FEMA. "Greetings from the changing climate," someone wrote. And finally, this person said, "Thank god no billionaires were hurt..." What do you think? Let me know in the comments.
CNN
6 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
‘Absolute shock': Witness captures moment friend's home swept away in flooding
'Absolute shock': Witness captures moment friend's home swept away in flooding CNN's Erin Burnett speaks with Kaitlyn Carpenter, who witnessed her friend's house get swept away by raging flood waters in New Mexico. 01:38 - Source: CNN Vertical Top News 15 videos 'Absolute shock': Witness captures moment friend's home swept away in flooding CNN's Erin Burnett speaks with Kaitlyn Carpenter, who witnessed her friend's house get swept away by raging flood waters in New Mexico. 01:38 - Source: CNN GOP senator reveals details of conversations with Trump over bill vote Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) joins CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss his private conversation with President Donald Trump after voting against the president's agenda — just before announcing he would retire from Congress instead of seeking reelection next November. 03:27 - Source: CNN Brothers recount being rescued during flood CNN's Pam Brown speaks to two brothers, 7-year-old Brock and 9-year-old Braeden Davis, who were at Camp La Junta when catastrophic flooding swept central Texas. 01:28 - Source: CNN Trump praises Liberian leader's English. It's his native language During a White House meeting with leaders of African nations, President Donald Trump complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai's English pronunciation, even though English is Boakai's native language. 00:49 - Source: CNN Aftermath of floods in Texas RV park CNN's Isabel Rosales walks through an RV resort in Center Point, Texas, where flooding from the Guadalupe River destroyed the site. 02:12 - Source: CNN Trump told donors he threatened to bomb Moscow on Putin call Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to 'bomb the sh*t out of Moscow' in retaliation, according to audio provided to CNN. The audio was obtained by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf, who detailed some of the exchanges in their new book, '2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America.' The Trump campaign declined to comment on the content of the tapes. 01:36 - Source: CNN Before and after images show destruction from Texas floods New before and after satellite images show the massive destruction left behind from catastrophic flooding in central Texas. 00:27 - Source: CNN Texas Gov. says 'losers' blame others for flood response Texas Gov. Greg Abbott used a football analogy after being asked about the emergency response to the catastrophic flooding that killed more than a 100 people in the state. 00:32 - Source: CNN Scammers target parents of Texas flood victims CNN's Audie Cornish spoke with Senior Columnist for the Houston Chronicle Lisa Falkenberg who talks about how officials disclosed that some parents of the victims of the devastating floods in Texas are being targeted by scammers. 01:17 - Source: CNN Video: Home washes away during floods in New Mexico At least three people, including two children, were killed in a mountain village in southern New Mexico, after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding on Tuesday, officials said. Video shows a home in Rio Ruidoso being washed away by what authorities described as 'record-breaking' floodwaters. Emergency crews carried out at least 85 swift water rescues in the Ruidoso area, including of people who were trapped in their homes and cars, said Danielle Silva of the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, according to the Associated Press. 00:22 - Source: CNN Video shows river rises dramatically in New Mexico flooding At least three people, including two children, were killed in Village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico, after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding on Tuesday, officials said. The Rio Ruidoso surged drastically from under 2 feet to over 20 feet in less than an hour. 00:36 - Source: CNN Who speaks for Hamas in ceasefire talks? With a possible Gaza ceasefire deal coming by week's end, CNN's Audie Cornish speaks with senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Ghaith Al Omari about who speaks for Hamas. 01:51 - Source: CNN Kristi Noem announces end of shoe removal policy at airport security Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced a new policy stating the Transportation Security Administration will be eliminating the shoe removal security requirement 'effective immediately.' 01:06 - Source: CNN Trump vents his anger about Putin during Cabinet meeting During a Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump expressed his frustration with Vladimir Putin. 'We get a lot of bulls*** thrown at us by Putin,' Trump said. The remark showed Trump's frustrations at Moscow, which has shown no willingness to end its war in Ukraine. 00:30 - Source: CNN Analysis: How could America arm Ukraine? President Trump said on Monday that the US will send additional defensive weapons to Ukraine after previous shipments were paused last week. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh analyzes which weapons Ukraine most needs right now. 01:27 - Source: CNN
CBC
6 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
New Mexico residents watch in shock as flash flood sweeps entire house downstream
Residents were glued to the windows at a riverside brewery in Ruidoso, New Mexico, as a flash flood swept through town, carrying rocks and debris. Nervous chatter filled the taproom at Downshift Brewing Company, where about 50 people were sheltering from monsoon rains that caused the Rio Ruidoso to swell to more than six metres on Tuesday, a tentative record. The gasps in the room grew louder as an entire house floated by, knocking down trees in its path. The turquoise paint on the front door of the single-storey white house with brown slats was barely visible under layers of mud. But local artist Kaitlyn Carpenter, who was filming the flooding on her phone, recognized it immediately as the family home of one of her best friends. "I've been in that house and have memories in that house, so seeing it come down the river was just pretty heartbreaking," she said. "I just couldn't believe it." A symbol of flood's destruction No one was inside the house that day. Carpenter says her friend stays elsewhere during the summer since the mountain town is prone to flooding. Images and video she took of the house have been widely shared as a stark symbol of the flood's destruction. Three people at a riverside RV park died after being swept away in the river, including two children. Dozens of homes have been damaged, and streets were clogged with mud and debris. Farther down the river, pieces of metal and other debris were twisted around tree trunks. Broken tree limbs were wedged against homes and piled on porches. The water was thick with sediment and many roads remained closed Wednesday. The popular summer destination has been especially vulnerable to flooding since last summer, when the South Fork and Salt fires raced across tinder-dry forest and destroyed hundreds of homes. Residents were forced to flee a wall of flames, only to grapple with intense flooding later that summer.
The Independent
6 days ago
- Climate
- The Independent
An entire house swept downstream in New Mexico floods seen as a symbol of the devastation
Residents were glued to the windows at a riverside brewery in Ruidoso, New Mexico, as a flash flood swept through town, carrying rocks and debris. Nervous chatter filled the taproom at Downshift Brewing Company, where about 50 people were sheltering from monsoon rains that caused the Rio Ruidoso to swell to more than 20 feet (6.1 kilometers) on Tuesday, a tentative record. The gasps in the room grew louder as an entire house floated by, knocking down trees in its path. The turquoise paint on the front door of the single-story white house with brown slats was barely visible under layers of mud. But local artist Kaitlyn Carpenter, who was filming the flooding on her phone, recognized it immediately as the family home of one of her best friends. 'I've been in that house and have memories in that house, so seeing it come down the river was just pretty heartbreaking,' she said. 'I just couldn't believe it.' No one was inside the house that day. Carpenter said her friend stays elsewhere during the summer since the mountain town is prone to flooding. Her image of the house has been widely shared as a stark symbol of the flood's destruction. Three people who were at a riverside RV park died after being swept away in the river, including two children. Dozens of homes have been damaged, and streets were clogged with mud and debris. Farther down the river, pieces of metal and other debris were twisted around tree trunks. Broken tree limbs were wedged against homes and piled on porches. The water was thick with sediment and many roads still remained closed Wednesday. The popular summer destination has been especially vulnerable to flooding since the summer of 2024, when the South Fork and Salt fires raced across tinder-dry forest and destroyed hundreds of homes. Residents were forced to flee a wall of flames, only to grapple with intense flooding later that summer.
