10 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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45 h. ago Dua Lipa cuts a VERY stylish figure in a whopping £10K Chloe outfit which she teams with her £25K engagement ring while stepping out for dinner in Paris

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Economics

4 d. ago What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions

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Politics

8 d. ago New bank holiday every year to honour David Attenborough update as momentum builds

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Culture

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Politics

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Politics