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KTSM News – NM governor signs emergency declaration after Ruidoso flooding

Posted on July 8, 2025

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an emergency declaration late Tuesday night, July 8 asking for federal help after Ruidoso was hit by devastating flash flooding.

Lujan Grisham said New Mexico is “mobilizing every resource we have but Ruidoso needs federal support to recover from this disaster.”

The declaration is a request to get federal response teams to Ruidoso as quickly as possible.


Ruidoso residents: Flood worse than anything last year

Here is the governor’s entire statement:

“Ruidoso endured devastating wildfires and flooding last summer, and now catastrophic flooding is hitting this resilient community again. This crisis demands immediate action. 

“(Tuesday night), I signed an emergency declaration request to get federal response teams and repair resources on the ground immediately. We’re encouraged that additional federal resources are already on the way.  

“New Mexico is mobilizing every resource we have, but Ruidoso needs federal support to recover from this disaster. We’ve watched Texas receive the federal resources they desperately needed, and Ruidoso deserves that same urgent response.” 


WATCH: Home washes away in Ruidoso flooding, creeks full of fast-moving debris

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