Texas, Camp Mystic and flash flood
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Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.
With the recent deadly flash floods in Texas and New Mexico, it's important to remember that monsoon season has begun for the southwestern part of our country and flooding is one of the hazards that comes along with it.
More than 170 people are missing and the confirmed death toll has climbed to nearly 120 after flash floods devastated parts of central Texas. Follow here for the latest.
There are reports some cloud seeding occurred a few days before the Texas flash flood. But it’s important to understand that cloud seeding has a relatively short-term effect in that a certain cloud is seeded and perhaps turns into one individual rain cloud or even a thunderstorm. The increased rainfall would not last for days.
Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4.
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Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.
When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.
Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis depicted a supporter of President Donald Trump drowning under the severe flash floods that took place in Texas.
An 8-year-old girl who aspired to play the lead in an upcoming camp production is among the latest victims of the flooding in Texas.
The event was held as search crews and volunteers continued to scour miles along the Guadalupe River for the people still missing.