Important Takeaways:
- More than two dozen are still missing in New Mexico wildfires as residents allowed to return
- As the search for more victims continues, residents of Ruidoso, New Mexico, were allowed to enter the village Monday for the first time since a pair of wildfires converged on the community, causing massive destruction.
- Two people were confirmed dead and 29 identified as missing as of Monday, Crawford said. A large section of the village where searches continue has been designated a “no entry” or “exclusion” zone, he added.
- The South Fork and Salt Fires, which began last week, have destroyed more than 25,000 acres, with the South Fork Fire 37% contained and the Salt Fire 7% contained, according to the Southwest Area Incident Management Team. More than 1,000 firefighting personnel are battling the wildfires, and FBI special agents are helping figure out what started them.
- The fires keep burning as the nation grapples this week with more extreme heat – the deadliest form of weather globally and one that makes wildfires more likely and destructive.
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Important Takeaways:
- New Mexico Wildfires Force Evacuation of Thousands, 1,400 Buildings Destroyed, One Dead
- Savage New Mexico wildfires near Ruidoso led to the evacuation of approximately 8,000 residents. At least one person died and more than 1,400 structures were burned in the South Fork and Salt Fires. The fires consumed more than 23,000 acres by Wednesday morning.
- According to an EverythingLubbock.com article, some 8,000 residents near Ruidoso were ordered to evacuate as the South Fork Fire is zero percent contained.
- One Ruidoso resident, Christy Hood, a real estate agent, told the Associated Press that Governor Michelle Grisham’s state of emergency declaration and evacuation order came so quickly that she and her husband, Richard, only had time to grab their two children and two dogs.
- “As we were leaving, there were flames in front of me and to the side of me,” she told the AP. “And all the animals were just running — charging — trying to get out.”
- More than 1,400 homes, businesses, and other structures fell victim to the ravaging flames
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Leviticus 26:18-20 “And if in spite of this you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again sevenfold for your sins, and I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. And your strength shall be spent in vain, for your land shall not yield its increase, and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit.”
Important Takeaways:
- DEADLY INFERNO New Mexico fire updates – Two people found dead in their Ruidoso home after McBride blaze ripped through 5,000 acres
- AN elderly couple has been found dead in their home as a raging wildfire burns in New Mexico.
- The McBride fire has already torched around 5,000 acres as it rages in the Sierra Blanca mountain range.
- Officials said on Wednesday that the blaze is zero percent contained, according to New Mexico Fire Information.
- Winds of 60mph have fueled the blaze and around 150 homes have been destroyed.
- Crews couldn’t fly air tankers to tackle the fire because of the strong gusts.
- The power was switched off, affecting more than 18,000 people.
- Mandatory evacuation orders were imposed for residents in Moon Mountain, Gavilan Canyon, and Paradise Canyon.
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