Jul 07 White House blasts idea that Trump’s cuts contributed to Texas flooding death toll By Associated Press “That was an act of God. It’s not the administration’s fault that the flood hit when it did, but there were early and consistent warnings and, again, the National Weather Service did its job,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt… Continue reading
Jul 07 Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather… Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: Officials give update on deadly Texas flooding as search for victims goes on By Jim Vertuno, Nadia Lathan, John Seewer, Associated Press The officials spoke only hours after the operators of Camp Mystic, a century-old all-girls Christian summer camp in the Texas Hill Country, announced that they lost 27 campers and counselors to the floodwaters. Continue reading
Jul 07 What to know about the deadly flash floods in Texas By Associated Press Survivors have described the floods as a “pitch black wall of death” and said they received no emergency warnings. Continue reading
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