EXCLUSIVE I clung to a tree for hours to survive monster Texas floods... now I'm haunted by the friends I saw swept to their deaths
Ten times the average monthly rain fell in just 48 hours, causing it to burst its banks and surge down the valley in the early hours of July 4.
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Emergency crews suspend search for Texas flooding victims amid new rain warnings
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The Independent
2 hours ago
- The Independent
Emergency crews suspend search for flooding victims in central Texas amid new flood warnings.
Emergency crews suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas on Sunday morning amid new warnings that additional rain would again cause waterways to surge. It was the first time a new round of severe weather has paused the search since the flooding earlier this month. Ingram Fire Department officials ordered search crews to immediately evacuate the Guadalupe River corridor in Kerr County until further notice, warning the potential for a flash flood is high. Search-and-rescue teams have been searching for missing victims of the July 4 weekend flooding that killed at least 129 people and left more than 170 missing. As heavy rain fell Sunday, National Weather Service forecasters warned that the Guadalupe River could rise to nearly 15 feet (4.6 meters) by Sunday afternoon, about five feet above flood stage and enough to put the Highway 39 bridge near Hunt under water. 'Numerous secondary roads and bridges are flooded and very dangerous,' a weather service warning said.
The Independent
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Spain battles severe floods as cars submerged and roads turned to rivers
Showing now | News 01:06 Spanish tourist hotspots have been hit by severe floods and thunderstorms. Footage shared by emergency services on Saturday (12 July), show Spanish streets transformed into rivers and cars submerged in water. A disaster relief unit of Spain's military was deployed to the northeastern city of Zaragoza after severe storms caused flooding across the province. Footage shared by the Military Emergencies Uni shows responders draining excess water and installing roadblocks to prevent further flooding. Spanish weather agency AEMET said there was high potential for flash floods in eight provinces, including Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza, Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona, and Castellón.
