At least one dead in Texas floods ravaging same area where campers died
Severe flooding in central Texas has resulted in at least one death and widespread emergency evacuations. The Guadalupe River is rising rapidly, impacting the same region that experienced catastrophic flash floods last summer.
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Figure caption, Watch: Flood waters surge in Texas after huge rainstorms
At least one person has died in flooding across central Texas - the same area that saw more than 130 deaths in flash floods last summer.
"Large and deadly" flooding from the Guadalupe River is expected to ravage the region, following days of torrential rain, the National Weather Service (NWS) in San Antonio reported. Last year's flash floods originated from the same river.
Early Thursday morning, emergency officials were encouraging residents in the area to evacuate.
More than 130 people died there in floods last July, including 25 children and two counsellors at Camp Mystic, an all-girls camp near Kerrville, Texas, located along the river.
In a Thursday afternoon update, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced at least one person has died in the flooding.
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