At least 2 dead in Texas floods as hundreds rescued in same region as Camp Mystic disaster
Gov. Greg Abbott said more than 1,300 responders were deployed as crews used boats and helicopters to rescue people trapped by rising water.
- On Friday, Texas rescuers saved more than 200 people from dangerously rising floodwaters after days of punishing downpours killed two people across the state's southern region.
- Persistent storms dumping 2 feet of rain since Tuesday triggered the flooding across the Texas Hill Country, recalling last year's devastating floods that killed more than 100 people over the July Fourth holiday.
- In Kerrville, 65-year-old John Mark Steward died after his mobile home was swept into Goat Creek on the Guadalupe River, while Route 90 in Uvalde reopened as waters receded from that hardest-hit city.
- Gov. Gregg Abbott reported that rescuers using boats and helicopters saved stranded drivers and residents, while roughly 6 million residents across Texas remained under a flood watch through the weekend.
- The National Weather Service forecasts the severe weather system will move northwest toward the Texas Big Bend, while downstream locations face rising river levels expected to reach historic levels through the weekend.
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Two dead as Texas braces for more ‘record-shattering’ rain – UK Times
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Torrential rains have claimed two lives in Texas and the threat isn’t over yet as the state braces for more dangerous flash flooding Friday. Emergency services have already conducted 230 rescues this week, including a dramatic helicopter op…
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Crews scamble to more water rescues in Texas after days of punishing rains
First responders in Texas are rescuing people trapped in high waters as another round of dangerous flooding has struck southern parts of the state.
After several days of torrential rains, flash floods have struck South Texas, endangering the lives of several people, with at least two dead and hundreds of rescues in the affected region…
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