Texas flooding: At least 2 dead in same region as Camp Mystic
Severe flash flooding in southern Texas has resulted in at least two deaths and prompted hundreds of emergency rescues. Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 28 counties as heavy rainfall continues to impact the region.
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Disastrous flash flooding has hit southern Texas after days of torrential rain, leaving at least two people dead and prompting hundreds of rescues across the same region struck by last July’s catastrophic floods. ⛈️ Get your forecast in the CNN Weather app The flood threat shifted northwest on Friday, with intense rainfall from slow-moving storms triggering flash flood emergencies — the highest level of flood warning — in parts of Sutton and Crockett counties. Multiple boat rescues were reported Friday morning in southwest areas of Ozona, Texas, according to Crockett County Fire & EMS. Floodwater entered homes, an RV park and apartments in the southern part of the town, county Emergency Management Coordinator Eddie Martin said at a news conference Friday afternoon. In total, 51 people were evacuated from the impacted area, according to Martin.
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