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"Nothing can prepare you for coming into a disaster zone and looking through the bodies of small children and my dad," Timmy Feagin told KOAT.

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The victims, who were swept downstream by the unprecedented floodwaters, include a man aged between 40 and 50, a 4-year-old girl, and a 7-year-old boy. Officials said they are not releasing their identities at the moment.

Tiffanie Wyatt, the aunt of the two children who died in the flooding, Charlotte and Sebastian Trotter, released a statement to ABC News and said their father, Sebastian Trotter and their mother, Stephanie, are continuing to receive treatment at a hospital in Texas.

While Ruidoso recovers from flash flooding, one of Albuquerque's biggest animal adoption groups is stepping in to help Lincoln County's overwhelmed animal shelter.

Officials in Ruidoso, New Mexico will hold a press conference following the three deaths reported due to floods on Tuesday.