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Texas begins to mourn

Texas flash floods hit residents and campers in a deluge "nobody saw" coming. Here's what to know.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

News 9 · 2d

Death toll in devastating Texas flash floods at least 120, dozens still missing

At least 120 people are dead and dozens are still missing after devastating flash floods slammed Texas Hill Country, with water rescues taking place along the Guadalupe River, which rose rapidly early Friday morning to the height of a two-story building.

The Boston Globe · 2d

Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods

On Wednesday, hundreds prayed, wept, and held one another at a prayer service, among the first of many somber gatherings to come in the weeks ahead.

Camp Mystic, floods

USA TODAY · 1d

See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location

Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 people.

BBC · 37m

Camp Mystic buildings were removed from flood map, US media reports

US regulators reportedly altered official maps of flooding risks to remove many of the buildings at a camp in Texas where 27 children died in severe floods. Citing official records, the New York Times and Associated Press said maps by the Federal Emergency Management (Fema) in 2011 had initially considered the popular summer camp to be in high risk of flooding.

The New York Times · 21h

FEMA Approved Removal of Many Camp Mystic Buildings From Flood Zones

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone.

15hon MSN

Texas flood death toll rises as search continues for victims

More than 2,100 searchers from a dozen Texas Counties, other states and Mexico are continuing recovery efforts to find more ...

20h

The Lives Lost to the Texas Floods

Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from ...

2don MSN

After Texas flood, elected leaders say cuts to FEMA, NOAA could affect weather response

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...

4don MSN

United States: After Texas, Flash Floods Wreaked Havoc In New Mexico; House Swept Away In Ruidoso; Terrifying Visuals Surface

As heavy floods wreaked havoc in Texas, the state of the United States over the past few days, its neighbouring state, New ...

17h

Independence Day floods among Texas’ most devastating natural disasters

While many questions remain unanswered, and communities across the state are only in the beginning stages of recovery, it is ...

Discovery of Victims Slows Nearly a Week After the Texas Floods

In Kerr County, the hardest-hit region, officials said the number of missing remained unchanged, at 161, since Tuesday. The ...

3don MSN

Central Texas flood death toll at least 120 with hundreds missing

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state legislators to convene a special session on Monday as the death toll rose ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)1d

Grieving daughter says mother’s death in Texas flood was avoidable

Thousands of responders from multiple states and Mexico spent another day scouring river banks in central Texas in search of ...

The Weather Channel on MSN1d

Coast Guard Member Reflects On Impactful Texas Flood Rescue

Over 850 were rescued or evacuated after deadly flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country. This United States Coast Guard ...

The Christian Science Monitor1d

Amid flood tragedy, Texas officials promise improvements ‘will be made’

As recovery efforts continue in Texas, details are emerging about how the area could have been better prepared. Political ...

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