Event Brief
Three dead after flooding near Newcomb, New Mexico
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM ET
Summary: Heavy rains caused flooding that blocked roadways in northwestern New Mexico, where three people were reported swept away near Newcomb. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said police responded at 12:30am and that two adults and a child died. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque had issued special thunderstorm warnings.
WHO: Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren; police; National Weather Service (Albuquerque)
WHAT: Floodwaters swept away two adults and a child near Newcomb, killing three people.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: Near the community of Newcomb, northwestern New Mexico
WHY: No further detail was reported.
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