Hundreds rescued, sheriff stranded on truck roof after deadly flooding in New Mexico: "Completely surrounded by water"

The New Mexico National Guard continued search and rescue operations Sunday in Roswell after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and around the city and Chaves County and left at least two people dead. The flooding even forced a local sheriff to seek safety on top of his police truck when it became stranded in water that rose up to the windows.

Guard officials said 309 people had been rescued since Saturday, 38 of whom were taken to hospitals to treat undisclosed injuries.

New Mexico State Police said two people died as a result of the flash flood, but information on the victims or the circumstances of their deaths wasn't immediately released.