Major flash flooding in New Mexico has resulted in three deaths, property destruction, road closures, and evacuations.

No injuries or deaths are immediately reported, but officials say an unknown number of people are unaccounted for

The Village of Ruidoso in New Mexico confirmed that three people, including a 4-year-old girl, 7-year-old boy and man in his 40s-50s, were killed in flash floods that occurred on Tuesday, July 8.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state "will not stop until every missing person is found" following devastating flooding in central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend that left at least 105 dead. Five young girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic in Hunt remain missing Tuesday.

The resort village of Ruidoso was under a flash flood emergency as slow-moving storms left people trapped in homes and prompted water rescues.

Three people died in flooding Tuesday as New Mexico's Rio Ruidoso's banks swelled amid the summer rainy season. The village of Ruidoso and other parts of New Mexico have received more warnings in the past few years as catastrophic wildfires have left vast swaths of once forested land without enough vegetation to absorb and

With hundreds confirmed dead or still missing, questions remain about the local response to flood warnings. Meanwhile, lawmakers will weigh measures to mitigate future disasters.