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A New Mexico town was slammed by historic, deadly flash floods ... with one shocking video showing a home floating away in the rushing water.

Heavy rain sparked the record-setting floods in Ruidoso -- a small village about 180 miles away from Albuquerque -- and as you can see, the damage is astonishing, with powerful floodwaters so strong they carried a house downstream.

Bystanders are heard gasping in disbelief as the home is taken by the current, mowing down tall trees in its path.

The disaster plan for Camp Mystic was approved just 2 days before the deadly flood wreaked havoc on central Texas Friday, killing 27 young campers and counselors at the all-girls Christian summer camp, according to a new report.

The sleep-away camp satisfied various "procedures to be implemented in case of a disaster," according to records from the Department of State Health Services obtained by AP.

Some of the requirements met include instructing campers of the evacuation plan and assigning specific duties to each staff member in the case of an emergency, per the report.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the blame game is for losers ... and there will be no finger pointing involving the deadly floods in his state ... he says if winning football teams don't throw people under the bus, neither should Texans.

Abbott went with a pigskin analogy Tuesday in response to a question about who was to blame for flash floods that have killed at least 109 people in Central Texas.

The Governor says every inch of the Lone Star State loves their football -- high school, college or NFL -- and Texans should take a cue from their favorite teams and not resort to blaming others when things go wrong.

Total mayhem outside a California GameStop this weekend -- three men got into a fight while waiting in line for Pokémon cards ... resulting in one man being stabbed, and cops swooping in and arresting the two suspects.

Watch the clip of the wild brawl that went down Saturday morning in Colma, near San Francisco -- it all kicked off when Miguel OrellanasFlores and Isaiah Calles reportedly cut in line, sparking an argument with the victim. The three men exchanged blows as other people scrambled out of the way.

After the video cuts out, police say things escalated when 49-year-old OrellanaFlores allegedly smacked the victim in the back of the head with a glass Mason jar. Then 27-year-old Calles allegedly grabbed the shattered glass and stabbed the victim multiple times.

Camp Mystic campers and counselors were having a blast in the hours and days leading up to the deadly Texas floods — and seemingly in the dark their lives were in grave danger, according to new video.

Camp Mystic survivor nurse Devon Paige uploaded the video to TikTok showing the campers and staff at the private Christian summer camp for girls posing for smiling pics, enjoying outdoor activities and eating together in the dining hall.

Paige filmed the footage — which also includes a snapshot of her birthday cake — from June 28 to July 3, just hours before the catastrophic floods hit Kerr County, Texas in the early morning hours.

A deadly gunfight in a dense Philadelphia neighborhood killed three people and wounded 10 ... and video from the mass shooting resembles a combat zone.

Ring camera footage shows multiple gunmen unleashing a barrage of bullets from a packed porch in the middle of a crowded street ... with unarmed women ducking for cover and crawling over each other to get out of harm's way.

People run for safety and hide behind cars as bullets slice through the air -- then at least two gunmen return fire ... emptying their clips.

A man armed with a rifle and tactical gear allegedly attempted to ambush law enforcement as they showed up for work at a Border Patrol facility in Texas ... he opened fire, then got shot and killed.

The fatal exchange of gunfire went down Monday morning in McAllen ... according to the Department of Homeland Security.

We're told Border Patrol agents and local police helped neutralize the shooter, who opened fire at the entrance of a United States Border Patrol sector annex.

President Donald Trump has approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Kerr County, Texas -- the site of catastrophic flooding that has already claimed the lives of at least 80 people, including 28 children.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump says, "These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, with many lives lost, and many still missing."

The declaration will allow for critical federal aid and resources to assist more than 400 first responders currently engaged in massive search and recovery efforts across the region.

Amid catastrophic flooding sweeping across Texas, a young father’s final, heartbreaking words have come to define both the devastation and the heroism from the storms.

"I’m sorry, I’m not going to make it. I love y’all," 27-year-old Julian Ryan told his family as he bled out inside their flooding trailer -- after punching through a window to help his fiancée, two small children, and mother escape the rising waters of the Guadalupe River.

The family was jolted awake around 4 AM Friday in their home as the floodwaters crashed in. Ryan and fiancée Christinia quickly placed their children -- ages 6 and 13 months -- on a floating mattress and tried to hold back the incoming surge.

Two kids from a camp in Texas are telling their unimaginable story about how they were impacted by the intense flooding in the area ... and, one of them says he actually had to swim out of danger to survive.

The local ABC affiliate KSAT in San Antonio spoke to Piers and Ruffin Boyett -- two kids who were at Camp La Junta, one of the camps affected by the devastating flooding. They say water started to fill their cabins, and kids had to climb up to the rafters to stay dry.

While Ruffin says he and the people in his cabin were ultimately able to just walk out once it was safe, Piers -- who appears younger than Ruffin -- says he and his cabin had a much more challenging escape.

A protest outside a Portland ICE facility turned into a scary scene Friday night ... as demonstrators clashed with law enforcement in riot gear and tear gas filled the air.

Video is now circulating on X capturing the shouting, shoving and even law enforcement tackling protesters.

Tear gas canisters are exploding all over the place, and what sounds like the popping of gunshots -- reportedly "crowd control munitions" -- can be heard in the background of the clip.

At least 27 are dead following a devastating flash flood in central Texas Friday -- and over 20 girls from a Christian girls-only summer camp are still missing.

The nearly 2-dozen MIA girls are from Camp Mystic, one of approximately 18 camps along the Guadalupe River that have been communicating with authorities following the disaster, according to CNN. The other camp members have all been accounted for.

Shocking photos exemplify the unimaginable destruction caused by the roaring rains that wreaked havoc on the area -- trees ripped from the ground, overturned vehicles and large debris strewn about the land.

Police in Texas got into a wild shootout with a gunman that ended with the suspect being killed and one of the officers getting wounded — and it was all caught on dramatic video.

The El Paso Police Department recently released body cam footage from 2 officers who responded to a June 1 domestic violence call in a suburb of the city.

Check out the clip ... both officers are seen converging on a house with their guns drawn when the female cop tells the suspect, Salvador Valdiviezo, to show his hands.

Bryan Kohberger appeared in court to make his controversial plea deal legal in the eyes of the law ... admitting guilt to four murders -- and, the judge has signed off on the plea.

The judge began proceedings Wednesday by asking for people in the courtroom not to be disruptive ... and, he chastised the public for calling his office to dispute the plea deal. He said he hasn't read or listened to any of the messages left at his office.

Kohberger stood up in the courtroom and was sworn in by the clerk, and said "yes" when asked if he's pleading guilty because he's actually guilty and not just to avoid the death penalty.

Fourth of July sparked a bit early at a California warehouse Tuesday night .... when the building -- storing fireworks -- caught fire and exploded ... igniting a blaze that burned through the night.

Check out the wild footage -- the eruption sends a fierce plume of smoke into the air ... with rogue fireworks shooting off into the sky amid a field of flying debris.

The explosion happened in Yolo County, northwest of Sacramento ... and according to Esparto Fire Protection District, the blaze is still burning and evacuations are in place as of Wednesday morning.

The father who jumped off a Disney cruise ship to save his daughter after she fell into the ocean isn't the only hero in this tale ... police say the ship's crew deserves a big shout-out, too!!!

A rep for the Broward County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... the Disney crew was crucially instrumental in rescuing the dad and his daughter because, simply put, they were well-trained and well-prepared.

The Broward County spokesperson tells us officials have launched an investigation into Sunday's incident in which the father leaped off the Disney Dream ship to save his 5-year-old daughter, who fell overboard.