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Texas flash floods leave at least 2 dead in region devastated a year ago - AP News

Texas flash floods leave at least 2 dead in region devastated a year ago - AP News

WorldBy Jesse Bedayn, Jamie Stengle7/16/20261 min read

Authorities in Texas have rescued hundreds of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes and at least two people have died due to catastrophic flooding. The region is still recovering from devastating floods a year ago. The governor said Thursday that the h…

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  • Catastrophic flash floods in South Texas have killed at least two people and prompted more than 200 rescues by boat and helicopter, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday, as crews saved stranded drivers and residents trapped in their homes.
  • More than six million people across 57 counties were under a National Weather Service flood watch, with flash flood warnings in effect for some areas after days of relentless rain.
  • The hardest-hit regions were bracing for additional rainfall into Friday, with some rivers expected to reach historic levels, keeping the danger from subsiding.
  • Floodwaters overwhelmed Uvalde overnight, cutting off access to surrounding areas, and rescue crews pulled at least one child from the rising waters.
  • The flooding struck areas still recovering from devastating floods a year earlier, with a large wave surging down the same river hit last summer when two dozen children and counselors died at Camp Mystic.
  • Local residents felt the ripple effects, including Uvalde's Toby Guerrero, who struggled to find medicine for his wife's vertigo because nearby stores had closed, while communities in Kerrville, Comfort and Stonewall confronted blocked roads and submerged property along the Guadalupe and Pedernales rivers.
UVALDE, Texas (AP) Catastrophic flash floods in Texas have killed two people and forced hundreds of rescues in areas still reeling from devastating floods a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday.
Texas flash floods leave at least 2 dead in region devastated a year ago - AP News — Bloorian