CHAVES COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — Intense flooding hit Chaves County on Saturday, leaving residents trapped or stuck. “There were rapids going down that river, right down the road, and when you turned around and looked, there was more and more,” said Roswell Mayor, Tim Jennings.

The City of Roswell confirmed one person is dead following intense flooding in Chaves County that happened Saturday night. According to a social media post, officials say the water levels, as of Sunday morning,

The New Mexico National Guard continued search and rescue operations Sunday in Roswell after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and around the city and Chaves County and left at least two people dead.