About 160 people had to shelter in place for hours at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico due to flash flooding before they were evacuated Saturday, authorities said. Eddy County ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. – Southern New Mexico was slammed with rain Saturday night, causing major flooding issues for the Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The park had to evacuate all visitors from the caves.

About 200 visitors were stuck at Carlsbad Caverns National Park for ... were monitored by Eddy County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) and New Mexico State Police ensuring safety along the road.

Floods closed roads at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, stranding about 200 people at the visitor center until they could be evacuated, New Mexico officials say. Susan Montoya Bryan Associated ...

CARLSBAD CAVERNS ... Authorities said several rivers and streams in New Mexico have nearly reached historic flood levels not seen since the 1960s due to recent heavy rainfall.

Two people were killed in the flooding, New Mexico State Police spokesperson Amanda Richards told The Washington Post. Authorities have rescued 290 people, and 38 were taken to local hospitals ...

John Paul Koch of Carlsbad died while trying to cross Radio Boulevard during the floods. Koch's Jeep was swept away by fast moving flood waters in the Dark Canyon Draw Arroyo, New Mexico State ...