CHAVES COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — Intense flooding hit Chaves County on Saturday, leaving residents trapped or stuck. “There were rapids going down that river, right down the road, and when you turned around and looked, there was more and more,” said Roswell Mayor, Tim Jennings.

The City of Roswell confirmed one person is dead following intense flooding in Chaves County that happened Saturday night. According to a social media post, officials say the water levels, as of Sunday morning,

New Mexico and federal officials continued to survey damage in Chaves County on Monday after deadly flash floods ripped through Roswell over the weekend, washing away cars, submerging buildings and leaving much of the city under a layer of silt.