India, July 9 -- Several homes were swept away and multiple people reportedly trapped as flash floods hit parts of New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon. The affected areas include Lincoln County, Ruidoso, and Hollywood, where a flash flood emergency remains in effect.

Videos circulating on social media show the Rio Ruidoso River rising rapidly. According to a NOAA river graph, the Rio Ruidoso rose 20 feet in just 30 minutes around 4 p.m. Tuesday. The river is located roughly 150 miles southeast of Albuquerque.

The National Weather Service wrote in an alert, "Homes starting to be moved by water."

This marks the third major flash flood event in the US in less than a week. Over the Fourth of July weekend, central Texas saw catastrophic floodin...