HAVE CLAIMED AT LEAST ONE LIFE. AND TODAY RESIDENTS ARE STILL DEALING WITH HIGH WATER AND HEAVY DAMAGE AFTER THE RIO RUIDOSO FLOODED ITS BANKS OVER THE WEEKEND. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE WE BEGIN WITH VALERIE CASTRO LIVE IN RUIDOSO WITH THE LATEST THE WATER LEVEL CONTINUES TO FALL AND REVEAL JUST HOW MUCH DAMAGE AND DEVASTATION THIS TOWN HAS SUFFERED IN THE LAST 48 HOURS. EMERGENCY OFFICIALS TELL US THE FLOOD WATERS DID CLAIM THE LIFE OF A 20 YEAR OLD MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND THIS MORNING. THE MAN’S BROTHER WATCHED AS HE WAS SWEPT AWAY BY THE WATER YESTERDAY. NOW THE PRIORITIES ARE TO GET PEOPLE WHO ARE STRANDED TO SAFETY AND START TO FIND WAYS TO GET PEOPLE ACROSS BRIDGES THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. YESTERDAY A RAGING RIVER SPILLED OVER ITS BANKS SWEEPING AWAY TREES, DEBRIS, AND IN SOME CASES HOMES. TODAY MORE THAN 20 EMERGENCY AGENCIES GATHERED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THE PEOPLE OF RUIDOSO. OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL BE RESCUING THOSE WHO ARE STILL STRANDED AND DROPPING WATER AND SUPPLIES TO THEM. FOOTBRIDGES WILL BE PUT IN TO PLACE TO REACH AREAS HARDEST HIT. OFFICIALS TELL US THEY'VE HAD PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE WITH NATURAL DISASTERS BUT OF ANOTHER KIND ALTOGETHER. 'This is pretty devastating i've lived here 30 years and you know we're used to dealing with fires and wildfires, this is devastating simply because it just doesn't happen.'MEANTIME PEOPLE LIVING IN AREAS OF UPPER CANYON AND BLACK FOREST ARE WITHOUT WATER. WHEN THE WATER DOES CAME BACK ON IN THOSE AREAS RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO BOIL THE WATER BEFORE USING IT. OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS DAMAGE AND DETERMINE WHEN THOSE WHO WERE EVACUATED CAN GO BACK HOME. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NON- THREATENING EMERGENCIES THERE IS A FLOOD HOTLINE YOU CAN CALL....FOR ALL OTHER INFORMATION YOU CAN CALL THE INCIDENT COMMAND CENTER AT 575-257- 3473 OFFICIALS SAY AT THE EARLIEST OFFICIALS SAY AT THE EARLIEST ESTIMATES UP TO 5- HUNDRED HOMES COULD BE A COMPLETE LOSS. REPORTIN...