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Ruidoso residents and businesses are gathering their bearings, and assessing how to move forward amidst the Salt and South Fork Wildfires. As KRWG’s Jonny Coker reports, some businesses are already open, and preparing for an influx of tourists that will come when the Ruidoso Downs Race Track hosts a horse racing event this weekend.

A woman who reached out to KUNM's hotline for those missing loved ones in wildfires talks about reuniting with her father.

Ruidoso businesses and residents are filtering back into town after evacuations were lifted for the South Fork and Salt Wildfires.

First responders are continuing their efforts to clean up and contain the South Fork and Salt Wildfires as Ruidoso residents trickle back into the town.

Rains over the weekend helped officials fighting two wildfires in Southern Mexico. But they also brought flooding, especially in northern New Mexico where the state’s biggest fire in history burned two years ago.

Flooding prompts mandatory evacuations around Las Vegas and a Ruidoso woman recounts terror she faced fleeing two wildfires.

One of the many challenges in the areas of the South Fork and Salt fires is the lack of communication infrastructure. People are struggling to contact family and friends. State officials are trying to get interim solutions up and running.

Thursday morning on Let’s Talk New Mexico, we get the latest on the South Fork and Salt fires forcing evacuations around Ruidoso in southeast New Mexico. Reports Wednesday show the fire growing to 21,000 acres with 1,400 structures burned. Are you trying to connect with friends and family there? Are you looking for ways to help?

As the South Fork and Salt Fires continue to grow near Ruidoso, aid groups are working in adjacent communities to help individuals fleeing the growing wildfires. KRWG’s Jonny Coker reports.