Officials in Ruidoso, New Mexico will hold a press conference following the three deaths reported due to floods on Tuesday.

The village is mourning three deaths from Tuesday's disastrous flash food, including two young children who were on a family vacation by the river when water engulfed and

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"The main reason was the South Fork Fire last year that burned directly west of Ruidoso," Grzywacz said. "The soil wasn't able to absorb any of the rainfall, and it runs right down into Ruidoso. Normally, if you had that vegetation still there, it could absorb it. For the Ruidoso monsoon season, it was above average rain but not record rainfall."