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 ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Carlsbad Caverns National Park announced Thursday the park’s wilderness areas and backcountry trails are closed due to damage from recent rain and flooding. Those areas ...

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.

Susan Montoya Bryan Associated Press file An estimated 200 people stranded at a Carlsbad Caverns National Park visitor center by flooding have been evacuated, New Mexico officials reported.

WELL, WE ASKED I SPOKE WITH THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT RANGER AT THE CARLSBAD CAVERNS, LAURA STEELE. SHE SAYS THE PARK HAS A FLASH FLOOD PLAN THAT IMPLEMENTS ACTION AT DIFFERENT FLOOD ALERT LEVELS.

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.

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 ...

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 ...