Sandbags protect a building in Ruidoso, New Mexico after floods swept through town in July of 2024. This week's floods rose significantly higher. Photo: The Washington Post

Tiffanie Wyatt, the aunt of the two children who died in the flooding, Charlotte and Sebastian Trotter, released a statement to ABC News and said their father, Sebastian Trotter and their mother, Stephanie, are continuing to receive treatment at a hospital in Texas.

The two children were identified as Charlotte Trotter, 4, and Sebastian Trotter, 7, according to their aunt Tiffanie Wyatt. She said their father, Sebastian Trotter, a solder based at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and their mother, Stephanie, both suffered serious injuries but survived and were receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Texas.

As heavy floods wreaked havoc in Texas, the state of the United States over the past few days, its neighbouring state, New Mexico, also witnessed devastation due to heavy rains. Ruidoso, a small town in New Mexico,

A week of destructive flooding continued across the United States into Wednesday, with record flash floods killing three people in the town of Ruidoso, New Mexico, and prompting water rescues in

Survivors of the Ruidoso, New Mexico flash flood recount the horrors of the events that left three people dead and a community recovery.

Two days after flooding devastated Ruidoso, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Mayor Lynn Crawford and federal leaders addressed recovery efforts.

Ruidoso, New Mexico is experiencing a historic flood, with water levels reaching 20 feet, causing significant damage and the need for monetary donations to aid in the recovery.