76 m. ago How Texas flash floods burst into a deadly tide in mere hours

What began as a routine flood developed into a deadly disaster, with the death toll now in triple digits

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4 h. ago Texas flooding: a visual guide to one of US state’s worst natural disasters

Over 100 people are believed dead, many of them children, after torrential rain and extreme flash floodingTexas floods – latest updatesWith more than 100 people dead, many of them children attending a Christian summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River, Friday’s extreme flash flooding that overwhelmed a sizeable chunk of central Texas will be recorded as one of the state’s worst ever natural disasters.The brunt of the tragedy was felt in Kerr county, where at least 27 children and counsellors were killed after a deluge of water described by one witness as a “a pitch-black wall of death” swept through the all-girl Camp Mystic on the river’s south fork. About 750 young campers were celebrating the Fourth of July holiday. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Deadly floods could be new normal as Trump guts federal agencies, experts warn

Cuts and chaos instigated by Trump come as threat from extreme weather grows due to human-caused climate crisisThe deadly Texas floods could signal a new norm in the US, as Donald Trump and his allies dismantle crucial federal agencies that help states prepare and respond to extreme weather and other hazards, experts warn.More than 100 are dead and dozens more remain missing after flash floods in the parched area known as Texas Hill Country swept away entire holiday camps and homes on Friday night – in what appears to have been another unremarkable storm that stalled before dumping huge quantities of rain over a short period of time, a phenomena that has becoming increasingly common as the planet warms. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Dozens feared dead as flash floods and landslides rip through Himalayas in northern India

Search operation underway to find missing people as Met Department issues rain warning

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15 h. ago Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fourth

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17 h. ago Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding

Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics sayTed Cruz has had quite a week. On Tuesday, the Texas senator ensured the Republican spending bill slashed funding for weather forecasting, only to then go on vacation to Greece while his state was hit by deadly flooding, a disaster critics say was worsened by cuts to forecasting.Cruz, who infamously fled Texas for Cancun when a crippling winter storm ravaged his state in 2021, was seen visiting the Parthenon in Athens with his wife, Heidi, on Saturday, a day after a flash flood along the Guadalupe River in central Texas killed more than 100 people, including dozens of children and counselors at a camp. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Texas floods latest: At least 104 dead as search for victims continues amid new weather warnings

Threat from rain and flooding continues throughout central Texas on Monday, as White House declares major disaster

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18 h. ago Texas flash floods kill more than 100 people as more victims expected

Girls summer camp Camp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors dead as more rain threatens to deluge regionTexas floods – latest updatesBy late afternoon on Monday the death toll from the flash floods that have wreaked devastation in Texas since Friday had exceeded 100 and is expected to rise further as more victims are found and more rain threatens to deluge the region. Camp Mystic, the girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas, has confirmed that 27 children and counsellors died. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Texas flash floods: more rain forecast as death toll passes 100

Girls summer camp Camp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors dead The death toll from the flash floods that have wreaked devastation in Texas since Friday has passed 100 and is expected to rise further as more victims are found and more rain threatens to deluge the region.Camp Mystic, the girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas, has confirmed that 27 children and counsellors died. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Who are the Texas flood victims? Heartbreaking photos of the dead as more than 100 killed in disaster

At least 100 people were killed in the devastating Texas floods, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens are still missing. Here is what we know about those who lost their lives.

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22 h. ago Italy is hit by deadly 'water bomb' floods while southern France, Greece and Turkey battles ferocious wildfires as Europe's wild weather continues

Tragically, one woman lost her life in Lombardy, northern Italy, after a furious storm caused a tree to come crashing down to the ground.

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22 h. ago Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives

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24 h. ago Camp Mystic survivor, 13, reveals awful first sign that something was terribly wrong, as death toll shoots up further: Live updates

Blair, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, were found dead with their 'hands locked together' after the catastrophic Guadalupe River flood ravaged the Texas Hill Country.

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24 h. ago CNN anchor who attended Camp Mystic ‘overwhelmed with emotion’ visiting site of deadly Texas flood

Brown attended Camp Mystic as a 10-year-old

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25 h. ago PHOTO COLLECTION: Texas floods leave dozens dead and missing as rescuers search devastated landscape

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

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26 h. ago Who are the Texas flood victims? Heartbreaking photos of the dozens declared dead and still missing

At least 82 people were killed in the devastating Texas floods, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens are still missing. Here is what we know about those who lost their lives.

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28 h. ago Texas floods victims aged 11 and 13 sent family heartbreaking three word text before dying with 'hands locked together': Live updates

Blair, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, were found dead with their 'hands locked together' after the catastrophic Guadalupe River flood ravaged the Texas Hill Country.

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28 h. ago Families sift through debris and begin cleanup as Texas flood death toll rises

Footage shows residents kayaking through their neighbourhoods and wading through debris in Wellington boots, as they navigate the aftermath of the deadly Texas flood.

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30 h. ago Moment entire cabin full of people swept downriver in Texas flooding

Footage shows a cabin full of people being swept down the Guadalupe River in Hill County, Texas, as deadly flash floods tore through the region, killing at least 82 people.

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31 h. ago Texas flooding latest: At least 82 dead and 10 girls still missing as hardest hit areas brace for more flash floods

Rescue teams are still searching for 10 children and one camp counselor missing from a girls’ summer camp

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