New Mexico
Dramatic video captures sheriff stranded on top of car amid New Mexico flooding
Dramatic video: New Mexico sheriff stranded by floodwaters
Chaves County Sheriff Mike Herrington was rescued after his patrol truck was swept away by floodwaters.
A New Mexico police officer was rescued from raging flood waters over the weekend after becoming trapped on top of his patrol car, according to a video shared by the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted Sunday on the sheriff’s office Facebook page, the video taken by Sheriff Mike Herrington shows him speaking into his phone camera as police lights flash around him. Below him, rushing water can be seen and heard in the dark.
“At this time I am sitting on the roof of my cop car,” Herrington, clad in a yellow windbreaker, says to the camera. “I am completely surrounded by water…Came into this not expecting that much water and before I know it, I was swept off into this. Multiple vehicles have been swept away as well,” he says in the roughly one-and-a-half-minute clip.
After panning around to show the sheer amount of flooding, which had swallowed other cars, Herrington used the opportunity to warn residents of the county to stay home and avoid the roads.
“Everyone out here in this be careful, be safe and I’m just waiting until the water goes down,” he says at the end of the clip.
Sheriff Herrington was later rescued unharmed, the office confirmed to the BBC.
New Mexico hit by weekend rainfall, flooding
New Mexico experienced record-breaking rainfall and flash flooding over the weekend, resulting in two deaths and 300 rescues by the New Mexico National Guard.
Floodwaters entered homes and other buildings and swept cars off the streets, leaving some people waiting for rescue on the roofs of their homes or vehicles. The intense flooding and debris carried in by the water have left several areas still dangerous and inaccessible as of Wednesday and residents are still advised to avoid driving local streets when possible, officials said.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an emergency declaration for Roswell and Chaves counties on Monday, allocating $1 million in state funding for flooding relief efforts in and around Roswell, the city announced.
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Sunny and warm weekend ahead for New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A quiet, sunny and warm weekend will bring highs in the 80s to Albuquerque, with hotter weather in parts of southeast New Mexico.
Temps in the high 80s are expected Saturday in the Albuquerque area, with temperatures climbing into the upper 80s to near 90 on Sunday and Monday.
Southeast New Mexico will run hotter, with temperatures close to 100 degrees Sunday and Monday in Carlsbad and Roswell.
Rain chances will increase next week by Tuesday and Wednesday, with some afternoon and evening showers and storms possible. Some spots could see heavy rainfall on those days, including areas near Albuquerque.
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Virgin Galactic partners with nonprofit for menstruation research in space
Virgin Galactic is partnering with the nonprofit group Operation Period to research menstruation in space.
NEW MEXICO – Virgin Galactic plans a research flight on menstruation in space, aiming to study how microgravity could affect hormones and menstrual cycles on longer trips.
Virgin Galactic is partnering with the nonprofit group Operation Period to research menstruation in space.
The company plans to launch flights next year, and one of them will focus on the effects of microgravity on menstruation.
Two women researchers are currently training for the flight.
They say they hope to reveal how future space travel could affect hormones and the menstrual cycle, especially over long durations in space.
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