Ruidoso residents grapple with wildfires and flash floods, plead for aid [Video]

NOTIFIED AND COMPLETED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HIS RELEASE. THOSE LIVING IN RUIDOSO HIT HARD BY NOT ONLY WILDFIRES, BUT THE ONGOING FLASH FLOODING. AND NOW THEY’RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP SASHA LENNINGER SHOWS US THE DEVASTATION. WE GOT WATER AROUND THE WHOLE ENTIRE HOUSE. IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY AND SCARY ALL IN THE SAME DEAL FOR THE SEXTON FAMILY. THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN TOUGH. RIGHT BEFORE WE CLOSED, THEY SAID IT WAS THE RECORD RAINFALL FLOOD AND THIS IT DIDN’T EVEN GET IN THE GRASS. SO WE THOUGHT, WELL, WE’RE SAFE. WE’RE STILL GOOD. AND THEN THE NEXT DAY IT COMPLETELY FLOODED AND IT CAME ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BANK. AND THEN WRAPPED AROUND THE WHOLE ENTIRE HOUSE. THEIR HOME BOARDED UP AND LINED WITH SANDBAGS. THE SEXTONS MOVED TO RUIDOSO TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY, CLOSING ON THIS HOUSE IN PARADISE CANYON AS THE WILDFIRES …