8 h. ago Survivors in Texas describe the floods as a ‘pitch black wall of death’ as more than 80 dead

The floods grew to their worst at the midpoint of a long holiday weekend when many people were asleep

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10 h. ago Texas at risk of more flooding as death toll surpasses 80 people

Kerr County residents began clearing mud and salvaging what they could from their demolished properties following the rapidly rising floodwaters that hit late Friday.

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10 h. ago Texas summer camp confirms 27 campers, staff killed in deadly floods

Kerr County residents began clearing mud and salvaging what they could from their demolished properties following the rapidly rising floodwaters that hit late Friday.

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28 h. ago 11 campers, counsellor still missing after deadly Texas floods: sheriff

Besides the 59 dead in Kerr County — 38 adults and 21 children — additional deaths were reported in Travis, Burnet and Kendall counties.

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3 w. ago Grizzly on Texada Island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say

The bear was reported chasing livestock on June 10 and 11 on Texada Island, and the service says they've had several complaints about the same grizzly which has already been moved twice from mainland locations.

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3 w. ago Rescuers still pulling bodies out of the water as death toll in South Africa floods reaches 86

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 86, the police minister said Saturday as rescuers continued to retrieve bodies from the floodwater. Senzo Mchunu, the country’s top law enforcement official, spoke to police rescue teams that have been searching for missing people […]

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