Working alongside local emergency management officials and first responders, Guard personnel helped evacuate approximately eight residents from six homes in flood-affected areas.
Source: New Mexico National Guard (via Facebook)
By Hank Minitrez, New Mexico National Guard Public Affairs Director
Photos: Courtesy
SANTA FE, N.M. (Oct. 28, 2026) — New Mexico National Guard Soldiers and Airmen continued flood response operations overnight Tuesday, assisting local authorities with evacuations in the Escondida and Pueblito communities of Socorro County as rising floodwaters threatened homes and made several roads impassable.
Working alongside local emergency management officials and first responders, Guard personnel helped evacuate approximately eight residents from six homes in flood-affected areas.
Teams also attempted to contact residents at eight additional homes but were unable to make contact.
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The overnight mission followed evacuation orders issued by Socorro County officials Tuesday as flooding along the Rio Grande threatened the Pueblito area east of Escondida.
Socorro County officials have reported that Bosquecito Road and Quebradas Road are impassable and have urged residents to evacuate affected areas.
Officials have also asked motorists to stay clear of Escondida and Bosquecito roads to avoid interfering with ongoing rescue operations.
An emergency shelter has been established at Finley Gym in the City of Socorro for residents displaced by flooding.
Residents in affected communities are strongly encouraged to follow evacuation instructions from local authorities, monitor emergency alerts and avoid flooded roads and low-water crossings.
Anyone trapped by floodwaters or requiring emergency assistance should call 911.
The latest evacuations follow earlier rescue operations in Socorro County, where Guard personnel assisted in rescuing three firefighters and other residents stranded by floodwaters.
These missions are part of a sustained response to severe weather that has affected communities throughout New Mexico.
Over the past several weeks, New Mexico National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have deployed to multiple locations across the state, supporting local authorities with high-water rescues, evacuations and other emergency response operations as unusually widespread flooding has threatened communities from northern to southern New Mexico.
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