Texas, flash flooding
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Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.
Flash floods are increasing in frequency, severity and impact. The Canadian government needs to learn from the Texas tragedy and co-ordinate weather information and warning systems.
A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019.
Travis County has reopened parts of Lake Travis after issuing a ban on public waterway usage, with local officials still recommending that residents and visitors exercise caution. The ban was updated July 13 to reflect that only areas upstream of mile marker 36 and Sandy Creek Park will remain closed.
Multiple parts of Central Texas, including Kerr County, were shocked by flash floods Friday when the Guadalupe River and others rose rapidly.
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.
Meteorologists say the Texas Hill Country is frequently hit with floods, although some officials and residents were caught off guard by the catastrophic storms, which killed more than 100 people over the holiday weekend.
Amid the tragedy of recent flash floods in central Texas, conspiracy theories about "cloud seeding" practices have gained traction on social media, fueled by prominent U.S. political figures.
A hydrologist explains why the region is known as Flash Flood Alley and how its geography and geology can lead to heavy downpours and sudden, destructive floods.
The search for the missing will resume on Monday after heavy rainfall slowed efforts the previous day. Roughly 170 people remain unaccounted for.
Emergency crews have suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas amid new warnings that additional rain will again cause waterways to surge.