New Mexico, flash flood
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Another afternoon of heavy rainfall has prompted flash flooding in the southern New Mexico mountain village of Ruidoso.
A house with a turquoise door became a widely shared image of flooding in southern New Mexico when it was swept past a brewery that was designated a safe spot for anyone seeking higher ground.
"It happened so fast that we thought it would stop," Castro said, "Then the water starts rising and you're just watching it and thinking 'what are we going to do.'" Castro said rain initially began falling during her commute from work around 5 p.