The New Mexico disaster came days after catastrophic floods in Texas Hill Country killed at least 119 people. Heavy rain lifted the Guadalupe River more than 26 feet in 45 minutes. Officials are looking through dirty water and debris for the bodies of more than 160 missing people.

Flash flooding from heavy rain killed at least three people and prompted dozens of rescues in the Ruidoso area of southern New Mexico, officials said — the same area devastated by wildfires last year.