New Mexico village of Ruidoso orders residents to evacuate due to raging wildfire: “GO NOW”

Residents of the southern New Mexico village of Ruidoso were ordered to flee their homes Monday without even taking time to grab any belongings due to fast-moving wildfires that have left at least one person dead.

“GO NOW: Do not attempt to gather belongings or protect your home. Evacuate immediately,” officials with Ruidoso, home to 7,000 people, said on its website and in social media posts at about 7 p.m.