Roswell Couple and Pets Await Rescue on Flooded Porch After Record-Breaking Rainfall

Two people were https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/10/20/roswell-nm-deadly-flash-floods/ killed after record-breaking rainfall triggered extensive flash flooding in southeastern New Mexico, on October 19. Speaking to https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/10/20/roswell-nm-deadly-flash-floods/ media, New Mexico State Police spokesperson Amanda Richards said two people were killed in the flooding. Nearly https://www.abqjournal.com/news/at-least-1-dead-290-people-rescued-after-roswell-receives-over-5-inches-of-precipitation/article_4ef1f8ae-8f01-11ef-ac99-1bc535cc4c38.html 6 inches of rain fell in Roswell on Saturday, breaking the previous record of 5.65 inches, held since November 1901. Footage captured by Roswell resident Chaser Dean Harper shows him, his wife, their two dogs, two cats, four snakes, and one lizard awaiting rescue on the porch of their flooded home. Speaking to Storyful, Harper said the family and their pets were trapped on the porch for four hours before they were rescued by firefighters. ÒRoswell Fire Department eventually came to our rescue and got us to safety at fire station 1 where we waited with our animals to be picked up by our family. We are all safe, staying at a family memberÕs home,Ó Harper said. The City of Roswell https://www.facebook.com/RoswellNMGovernment/posts/pfbid02CHBDoxCf7Pd5etMydekVkbVwmBGFVFSJh5WJ42xAFLFReZAUyCy4wQbMjf6PJBV5l warned residents to avoid travel on Sunday as city officials said that numerous motorists became stranded after multiple streets flooded. Officials later https://www.facebook.com/RoswellNMGovernment/posts/854771406838098 confirmed that Roswell Air Center is closed and flights have been canceled on Sunday evening and Monday morning due to the storm. (Footage by Chaser Dean Harper/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)