Lives Lost to the Texas Floods
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Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
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.
Twelve residents were killed in the flooding, with thirteen people rescued from the hardest-hit areas. The Casa Bonita development was particularly devastated, where half of its riverfront cabins were completely flattened by the rushing waters.
Aidan Heartfield's body was found by search teams after being missing for over a week following deadly Texas Hill Country flooding.
But they haven't rescued anyone alive since July 4, the day of the flood, officials in the hardest-hit Kerr County said. Some 160 people are missing from the county alone. As of the morning of July 12,
Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt has given a massive donation to flood relief efforts in Central Texas, through the MLS team he owns, FC Dallas.
The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.
The mother of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is promoting a fundraiser by a fine jewelry maker in Texas that has donated $1 million to flooding relief efforts.
A retired nurse, her son and a family friend say they were lucky to survive last week's flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including many summer campers.