2 h. ago Risk of further floods in Texas during desperate search for missing as death toll tops 80

The risk of life-threatening flooding is still high in central Texas with more rain on the way

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4 h. ago Texas flooding latest: Desperate search for survivors continues after 82 die as officials prepare for ‘wall of water’ storm

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

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6 h. ago Texas flooding latest: Desperate search for survivors continues after 79 die as officials prepare for ‘wall of water’ storm

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

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12 h. ago Desperate search for missing children after Texas floods leave at least 69 dead

Some of the missing children are from the Camp Mystic summer camp

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14 h. ago Texas flooding latest: 21 children among more than 60 dead while desperate searches continue

Rescue teams are still searching for more than 20 children missing from a girls’ summer camp

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21 h. ago Desperate search for missing children after Texas floods leave at least 43 dead

Some of the missing children are from the Camp Mystic summer camp

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21 h. ago Desperate search for missing children after Texas floods leave at least 51 dead

Some of the missing children are from the Camp Mystic summer camp

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26 h. ago Texas flooding latest: Two sisters among 51 dead as desperate search for campers swept away enters third day

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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28 h. ago Texas flooding latest: 52 dead, including 15 children, as desperate search for girls missing from camp continues

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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30 h. ago Texas flooding latest: 51 dead, including 15 children, as desperate search for girls missing from camp continues

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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31 h. ago Texas flooding latest: 43 dead, including 15 children, as desperate search for girls missing from camp continues

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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38 h. ago Texas flooding latest: desperate search for girls swept away at summer camp after dozens killed in floods

At least 27 people have died and 27 girls who were at a Christian summer camp are missingWe have more from the Associated Press on Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian summer camp from which up to 25 people are missing.Chloe Crane, a teacher and former Camp Mystic counsellor, said her heart broke when a fellow teacher shared an email from the camp about the missing girls.At least 24 people have died and up to 25 people are missing after torrential rain caused flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday.Rescue teams are searching for the people who were attending the Christian all-girls Camp Mystic summer camp just outside the town of Kerrville 104km (64 miles) north-west of San Antonio.As of Friday night, emergency personnel had rescued or evacuated 237 people, including 167 by helicopter, Reuters reports.The Texas Division of Emergency Management had 14 helicopters and hundreds of emergency workers, as well as drones, involved in search-and-rescue operations.A mo...

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39 h. ago Texas flooding latest: Two campers found dead as desperate search for girls missing from summer camp continues

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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39 h. ago Texas flooding latest: desperate search for girls swept away at summer camp as flood kills 27

At least 27 people have died amid torrential rain and dozens of children from Camp Mystic are among those still missingWe have more from the Associated Press on Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian summer camp from which up to 25 people are missing.Chloe Crane, a teacher and former Camp Mystic counsellor, said her heart broke when a fellow teacher shared an email from the camp about the missing girls.At least 24 people have died and up to 25 people are missing after torrential rain caused flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday.Rescue teams are searching for the people who were attending the Christian all-girls Camp Mystic summer camp just outside the town of Kerrville 104km (64 miles) north-west of San Antonio.As of Friday night, emergency personnel had rescued or evacuated 237 people, including 167 by helicopter, Reuters reports.The Texas Division of Emergency Management had 14 helicopters and hundreds of emergency workers, as well as drones, involved in sea...

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41 h. ago Texas flooding latest: desperate search for girls swept away at summer camp as flood kills 24

At least 24 people have died amid torrential rain and dozens of children from Camp Mystic are among those still missingWe have more from the Associated Press on Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian summer camp from which up to 25 people are missing.Chloe Crane, a teacher and former Camp Mystic counsellor, said her heart broke when a fellow teacher shared an email from the camp about the missing girls.At least 24 people have died and up to 25 people are missing after torrential rain caused flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday.Rescue teams are searching for the people who were attending the Christian all-girls Camp Mystic summer camp just outside the town of Kerrville 104km (64 miles) north-west of San Antonio.As of Friday night, emergency personnel had rescued or evacuated 237 people, including 167 by helicopter, Reuters reports.The Texas Division of Emergency Management had 14 helicopters and hundreds of emergency workers, as well as drones, involved in sea...

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43 h. ago Texas flooding latest: Desperate search for girls missing from summer camp after 24 killed

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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45 h. ago Texas flooding latest: desperate search for survivors after dozens killed and girls at summer camp missing

At least 24 people have died amid torrential rains and dozens of people at an all-girls summer camp are among those still missingThe Associated Press reports on the rescue operation by Texas Game Wardens at Camp Mystic on Friday afternoon and evacuated campers who had sheltered on higher ground. Elinor Lester, 13, said she was evacuated with her cabinmates by helicopter after wading through floodwaters. She recalled startling awake around 1.30 am as thunder crackled and water pelted the cabin windows. Lester was among the older girls housed on elevated ground known as Senior Hill. Cabins housing the younger campers, who can start attending at age eight, are situated along the riverbanks and were the first to flood, she said. Campers in lower cabins sought shelter up the hill. By morning, they had no food, power or running water, she said. When rescuers arrived, Lester said they tied a rope for the girls to hold as they walked across a bridge with floodwaters whipping up around their...

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47 h. ago Texas flooding: Desperate families post pictures of children as 23 girls remain missing

Texas parents are frantically posting photos of their daughters who were at an all-girls summer camp when the floods hit

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50 h. ago Desperate search for missing girls from summer camp after Texas floods kill at least 24

Heavy rains have caused devastating flash floods in Texas Hill Country, killing at least 24 people and leaving many others missing

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2 w. ago Salvagers to remove Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian from sea off Sicily

Final stage of operation will allow investigators to try to find cause of fatal sinking during stormSalvage teams in Sicily have said they aim to bring Mike Lynch’s superyacht “fully and finally out of the water” on Saturday after it sank during a storm, killing seven people including the tech tycoon and his teenage daughter.The white top and blue hull of the Bayesian, which ran into trouble off the coast of the Italian island in August last year, emerged from the sea on Friday to sit the holding area of a yellow floating crane barge. Continue reading...

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