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Rain and wind are causing flash flooding around the New Mexico resort town of Ruidoso, complicating firefighting efforts where fast-moving wildfires have killed at least two people and burned some 1,400 structures.
Local outlets reported mudslides and debris flows from the rainfall were forcing fire crews to retreat from areas at high risk of flooding.
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