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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Powerful storm transformed 'relatively flat' New Mexico village into 'large lake,' forecasters say

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A powerful storm battered a small New Mexico village for several hours Wednesday, causing severe flash flooding that trapped dozens of vehicles in rushing flood waters.

The storm unleashed a thick curtain of rain and lime-sized hail over the 200-person village of Willard outside of Albuquerque, as fire crews farther south in the mountain village of Ruidoso were still battling a pair of deadly wildfires.

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