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Seven members of the Las Cruces Fire Department made their way to Roswell Sunday to assist with search and rescue operations following floods that have claimed the lives of at least two residents.
The Weather Channel reported five inches of rain poured over the city of 48,000 in a single day during a weekend of record-breaking rainfall and flash floods.
From Las Cruces, a five-person swift water rescue team and a two-person EMS team arrived in Roswell Sunday afternoon, the LCPD stated in a news release. The swift water rescue team includes Battalion Chief Jeremiah Lay, Lt. Daniel Eckhart, driver operator and paramedic Nathan Tracey and firefighter paramedics Juan Joseph “YT” Ytuarte and Tyler Aguirre; while the EMS team consists of driver operator and paramedic James VonSchriltz with advanced EMT Ariana Reyes, the department reported.
A team from Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue sent a crew as well, LCFD stated.
The teams are expected to return by Tuesday, Oct. 22.
On Monday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham formally declared an emergency for Chaves County, opening $1 million in state dollars for local flood relief efforts. The funds come through two executive orders, one allocating $750,000 to New Mexico’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and the other releasing $250,000 to the state National Guard.
Lujan Grisham traveled to Roswell Monday for updates from state and local officials. The state reports that more than 300 have been rescued and 38 hospitalized in addition to the two fatalities.
