Jul 06 Young students, a grandparent and a camp director among those killed in Texas floods By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press A small-town grandmother who disappeared on her way to work. A beloved director of Texas summer camp for girls. An Alabama elementary student away from home. These are a few of the dozens of victims lost in devastating flooding in Texas. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 3:14 Ground crews and volunteers race to find those still missing after Texas floods By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young, Andrew Corkery The desperate search for the missing after deadly flash floods in Texas has become a race against time. The official death toll climbed to at least 70 on Sunday, with 11 girls from a Christian summer camp still unaccounted for. Continue watching
Jul 06 Why flash floods are the nation's top storm-related cause of death By John O'Connor, Associated Press According to the National Weather Service, a flash flood is flooding that begins within six hours, and often in as little as three hours, of heavy rainfall. Waters rise so quickly that people are caught off guard, according to the… Continue reading
Jul 06 Texas officials face scrutiny over lack of evacuation orders before deadly flooding By Sean Murphy, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The National Weather Service sent out a series of flash flood warnings in the early hours Friday before issuing flash flood emergencies — a rare alert notifying of imminent danger. Local officials have insisted that no one saw the flood… Continue reading
Jul 06 Sheriff says 10 campers still missing as death toll from central Texas flash floods rises to 78 By Jim Vertuno, Julio Cortez, John Seewer, Associated Press Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 78 people in central Texas. Continue reading
Jul 05 WATCH: Noem and Texas officials give update on flood rescue and recovery efforts By Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking in a press conference along with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and other state and local officials, vowed to continue the search until "we locate every single person."… Continue reading
Jul 05 At least 27 children missing after flood rushes through Texas summer camp By Hannah Schoenbaum, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press As the floodwaters began to recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remained as the identities of some of the campers who died in the flash floods began to emerge on Saturday. Continue reading
Jul 05 Death toll in Texas floods rises to at least 51 as search continues for many missing, officials say By Jim Vertuno, Julio Cortez, John Seewer, Associated Press Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate missing people, including more than two dozen girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with… Continue reading
Apr 05 Rising rivers, flash floods hit waterlogged communities still recovering from tornadoes By Bruce Schreiner, Obed Lamy, Associated Press The National Weather Service said 45 river locations in multiple states were expected to reach major flood stage, with extensive flooding of structures, roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure possible. Continue reading
Nov 01 Volunteers clear muddy debris from Spain's deadly floods as authorities struggle to respond By Joseph Wilson, Teresa Medrano, Associated Press Spain's deadliest natural disaster in living memory has left at least 205 people dead with untold numbers still missing, and countless lives in tatters. Continue reading