The state Environment Department's Drinking Water Bureau has extended its boil-water advisory, issued Monday for the Village of Ruidoso Water System, to several other water systems, KOAT-TV is reporting.

Those systems include the Cedar Creek Water Users Association, Smokey Bear Ranger Station/Cedar Creek Campground, Bonito Hollow RV Park, Seeping Springs RV Park, South Fork Campground, Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, Ruidoso Downs Racing Complex, and the Sun Country Food Mart and Conoco in Hondo, according to KOAT-TV.

All water system consumers are urged to boil tap water for five minutes before drinking, cooking or dishwashing.

Meanwhile, The Associated Press reported that more than 75 people stranded by massive flooding in the Ruidoso area on Sunday were still awaiting rescue today.

People remained stranded today at Bonito Lake north of Ruidoso, along one street that had been flooded near the Rio Ruidoso and in the Upper Canyon area due to a downed bridge, the AP said.

Local authorities and the National Guard have rescued more than 580 people since early Sunday, state Homeland Security spokeswoman Sherry Kamali told the AP.

So far, estimated damages to bridges and roadways is at $15 million, but that figure could climb, Ruidoso spokeswoman Darlene Hart told the AP.

5:45am -- Ruidoso Flooding Victim ID'd: Rescue efforts continue; reports of missing child unconfirmed; upwards of 200 homes destroyed.

The body of 20-year-old Joseph Godines was recovered around 9:30 a.m. Monday in the debris left by the Rio Ruidoso that swelled to 20 times its normal size in flooding Sunday, the Albuquerque Journal reported this morning.

Efforts to rescue stranded campers and homeowners continued through the day and night on Monday, but a report of a missing child was unconfirmed, the Journal reported.

National Guard troops in helicopters rescued 170 people Sunday and Monday from Ruidoso's Upper Canyon and other areas, but about 200 people remained stranded Monday in areas cut off by the Rio Ruidoso, the Journal said.

Gov. Bill Richardson, who toured the flooded area by helicopter Monday, asked the White House for a federal disaster declaration, saying "upwards of 200 homes have been destroyed," according to the Journal.

12:55pm 7/28/08 UPDATE: A boil-water advisory was issued today for the 10,000 customers of the Village of Ruidoso Water System because this weekend's flooding has damaged the water system, the New Mexico Environment Department announced.

Consumers are advised to boil water for five minutes before drinking, cooking and dishwashing, because water main breaks have the potential to allow bacterial contaminants to enter the water system, NMED said in a news release.

People may call (505) 827-0006 if they have any water-related health concerns, the release said.

10:00am 7/28/08 -- Body Found After Ruidoso Flooding: Body of a 20-year-old whose brother reported him missing Sunday was recovered today.

The body of a 20-year-old man who was apparently swept away by flooding in Ruidoso over the weekend was recovered today, The Associated Press is reporting.

The man, whose name hasn't been released, was reported missing on Sunday by his brother, who said he had been swept away by high water in the upper canyon section of Ruidoso, the AP reported.

The discovery of the victim's body Monday marks the first fatality of the flood, KOB-TV reported.

5:45am -- 700 Evacuated in Ruidoso Flood: Two people reported missing and presumed dead in separate incidents Sunday.

A flood warning is in effect until 9 this morning for the rain-swollen Rio Ruidoso and a flood advisory is up until 10 a.m. on Carrizo Creek, but waters had receded somewhat overnight after wreaking havoc on the communities of Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs on Sunday, KOAT-TV is reporting.

Action 7 News downgraded its earlier estimate of some 100 homes damaged in the flood to about 60, but you can see spectacular video footage (taken by Ruidoso resident Wanda Akins) of one home being ripped from its foundation and smashing apart on a tree on the KOAT Web site.

Emergency personnel evacuated about 700 people from Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs after record rains Saturday and Sunday turned the Rio Ruidoso into a raging torrent that washed out several bridges, overflowed roads and stranded dozens of campers in the area, according to this morning's Albuquerque Journal.

Two people -- an adult and a child -- went missing in separate incidents Saturday night and Sunday morning and were presumed dead, according to the Journal and reports this morning in the Ruidoso News.

Photos of the extensive damage also can be seen on the Ruidoso News Web site.

Elsewhere in southern New Mexico, at least seven homes were damaged because of flooding, and several washed-out roads were reported as the remnants of the one-time Hurricane Dolly ravaged the Las Cruces area, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.

An estimated 4.59 inches of rain also fell on Alamogordo, KOAT-TV reported this morning. 

Breaking at 12:14pm 7/27/08 : Major Flooding in Rain-Soaked Ruidoso: Roads and bridges washed out; racetrack closed; about 300 people evacuated.

Heavy rains early Sunday resulted in widespread flooding throughout Ruidoso, and about 300 residents and tourists were being evacuated, according to The Associated Press.

Police reported early this morning that Freedom Bloom and Parker roads in Ruidoso Downs were beginning to flood and police were evacuating some residences, according to the National Weather Service.

Evacuees were being housed in a senior citizens' center, two churches and an area motel, according to the AP. 

Part of the Ruidoso Downs racetrack also was flooded early Sunday, and the track was closed, canceling today's races, the AP reported.

All major and secondary roads in Ruidoso had standing water, some with considerable flooding, the weather service reported at 3:30 a.m. 

Tim Morris, manager of the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, told the Albuquerque Journal that residents in the upper canyons were advised to stay in their homes and several canyon areas were inaccessible because roads and bridges had been washed out.

Some residents reported electrical power outages between 3:30 and 8 a.m., Morris said.

Water was washing over the dam at Mescalero Lake, but it appeared the dam would hold, Morris told us.