Lynn Crawford, mayor of Ruidoso, New Mexico, joins CBS News to discuss the flooding in his town this week that killed three people.

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The community of Ruidoso, New Mexico, is recovering from devastating flooding that claimed three lives, including two children. Mayor Lynn Crawford described the swift and destructive nature of the floodwaters, which damaged homes, infrastructure, and the town's quarter horse racetrack, a significant economic driver.

Efforts are underway to alert and protect residents as more wet weather is expected. Emergency operations are active, and support is arriving from state and federal sources, with funding being expedited to aid recovery. The mayor emphasized the importance of safety for both residents and visitors, noting the economic challenges faced by local businesses during this difficult period.

Ruidoso mayor addresses deadly flooding

All right, turning our attention to New Mexico, where the community of Ruidoso is still reeling from deadly flooding. The video you see here showing those floodwaters Tuesday, they were strong enough that look at that, an entire house carried downstream and you see the house hit the trees there and then just break apart from there. Two children were among the three killed in this particular disaster. And now people and officials are doing what they can to prevent any other potential damage as more wet weather is forecast for that area. And looking at those forecasts and what to tell his people next is the mayor of that town, Lynn Crawford. Mayor Crawford, first of all, we are so sorry for the loss of life in your community. Let's start there. What can somebody who is watching in a state far away do for the people of Ruidoso today? Well, I mean, you can keep us in your hearts and on your minds and certainly in your prayers. You know, we're taking monetary donations and just for your viewers out there, that house that was going down that waterway there, just a few minutes before that, you could have jumped over that little river. And so that's what the floods that we're facing, they come on quick, they come off the burn scars on the mountain. And and that's what you see right there. And then that goes all the way down through our little community, takes out bridges, other homes. In fact, we lost our world famous quarter horse racetrack in this, which is a big impact to the community financially over one hundred and fifty million dollars annually. Well, I can imagine that you're looking at those losses, those projected fiscal losses. You're looking at what happened in the past, but also in the days ahead, how to prepare people to make preparations and save lives. What are you looking at over the next few days as you keep people alert and ready to move? Well, I can tell you we're highly motivated after losing the three lives that we did lose. You know, we're planning. We're constantly working here at the EOC, the Emergency Operations Center here in Rudolph. So keeping our eye on the weather, working with the National Weather Service to let people know the public, know all the alert systems that we have are stacked on top of one another to make sure that people are alerted to the fact that there is weather. And we are in our just typical monsoon season. That's what that we're looking at here. This last event that happened Tuesday was three and a half inches of rain that hit directly on the burn scar. And that is what the difference is when you have forests that are burned or soil that is burned so intensely that it becomes hydrophobic, won't take on any water. It just runs right down the mountain, not on the elevation, because we are surrounded by mountains. And so this is what you see, the aftermath. And you know, the aftermath is addressed by help that is on the way. We've covered the stories of helpers who are coming in from other states. Talk to me about that help, because help takes money. What kind of money are you needing? What type of money are you receiving, not only from the state level, but also from the feds? Well, I'm glad that you asked. We just had a press release here with the governor. She was here. Several of our congresspeople were here. They had been in session, and our senators will be here tomorrow from Washington, D.C. We did talk to Secretary Noem last night on some funding to go ahead and get released. And usually when you're dealing with FEMA, the money is not front-loaded. And so in this case, we're being sent a little bit of money that we were supposed to receive over the fire last year. So we've been promised by the state that they are standing in front of us, and they have been over this last year. And so funding is coming. We have contractors on the ground. We have people ready to go ahead and get into the desilting. But most of all, we want to make sure that our folks are safe, that we are a tourist-based economy, and we want to make sure that our folks are safe, that the visitors in the community are safe. You know, it's just a rough time right now in Rudolph. So this is the peak of our earning season for our businesses. So many of them now are out of business or their businesses are going to be highly impacted, which means their employees, their families are impacted. And so it's just a difficult time all the way around. I've watched you on television for several days now, and I've seen the weight of this, especially when you talk about the loss of life and property there. And our thoughts are with you, Mayor. It's a difficult job. So also the first responders, our best to them, the men and women who are out there day in and day out. We see you. We salute you on CBS News. Thank you so much for talking to us. Thank you for having us on. I appreciate it. It's an honor to speak to you. Thank you. Our thoughts with your people.

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