New Mexico fire costs top 65 million dollars as blaze moves closer to Taos

Johnny Trujillo, 53, talks about battling the blaze that destroyed both his sister’s home and his truck in the evacuation area near Mora, New Mexico (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican/AP)

Many homes near America’s largest wildfire have survived the latest barrage of howling winds and erratic flames.

But New Mexico’s governor said the risk of more destruction is high and that the long-term costs of recovering from the massive blaze will soar.