Fort Bliss soldier’s children die in Ruidoso flood
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RUIDOSO – Days after the most destructive flood in Ruidoso’s history, New Mexico’s U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan were given a tour of the worst-affected areas, from the Upper Canyon to Ruidoso Downs Racetrack.
A Fort Bliss soldier and his family were on approved leave visiting the RV campground when they were caught in the sudden flash flooding, the U.S. Army post in El Paso said in a news release.
Crawford said Ruidoso could receive additional monsoonal rains and that the flood left between 3 and 6 feet of silt, which could result in future flooding. "This is historic water levels that we ...