El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson expressed condolences following the Tuesday, July 8, flash flood in Ruidoso that killed three people, including two children from a Fort Bliss family.

As residents and businesspeople in Ruidoso assess the damage caused by heavy and dangerous flooding, others can find ways to help. Here is what to know.

Officials confirmed Tuesday's flooding in Ruidoso killed two children of a couple living at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

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Survivors of the Ruidoso, New Mexico flash flood recount the horrors of the events that left three people dead and a community recovery.

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

Officials in Ruidoso, New Mexico will hold a press conference following the three deaths reported due to floods on Tuesday.

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: