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Texas flood risk grows as search continues, death toll tops 80
The Rising Nepal
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Kerrville, Texas, July 8: With more rain on the way, the risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews search urgently for the missing following a holiday weekend deluge that killed at least 82 people,...
Could Texas flooding happen in west Alabama? Two river cities say ‘not likely’
WBRC 6 News - Alabama
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July 7, 2025
WEST ALABAMA, Ala. (WBRC) - Some of Alabama’s first responders, and area leaders, are reacting to the tragedy in Texas. The question is, are areas near rivers ready, and equipped, to deal with flooding? In theory, experts say flooding like what...
Texas flooding victims include Catholic school sisters, camp counselor, Walmart employee
Fox News
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Petty Officer Scott Ruskan speaks with Fox News' Lawrence Jones in Kerrville, Texas, to reflect on the heroic rescue mission as Central Texas continues to reel from the devastation left by the flash floods. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
Heat levels rise before storms chances increase later this week
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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July 15, 2025
Storm chances slim while heat levels rise Tuesday 13. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE WATCHING AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA THAT’S EXPECTED TO DRIFT ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE NATIONAL...
BBB: Avoid charity scams when donating to Texas flood relief efforts
WBRC 6 News - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - If you want to donate to the relief efforts in Texas, the Better Business Bureau says make sure your money is going to a legitimate organization and the victim’s families. We know scammers come out of the woodwork to prey...
Therapist offers guidance to parents anxious about sending kids to summer camp after deadly Texas floods
WAAY31 - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
Recent floods in Texas have claimed the lives of more than 100 people, including 28 children. Many of those children were young girls attending a Christian summer camp. As summer continues and children across North Alabama attend similar camps,...
Birmingham Salvation Army mobilizes to aid Texas flood victims
WJSU - Alabama
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — The Salvation Army announced launched a comprehensive response to the catastrophic flooding that struck Central Texas over the weekend. Major Robert Lyle, Command Officer of the Birmingham Central Area Command, emphasized...
The 5 most destructive floods in Alabama’s history
The Montgomery Advertiser - Alabama
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Torrential flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas has killed at least 80 people and left dozens missing, including children and counselors from a Christian summer camp. The river surged more than 26 feet in under an hour early July 4,...
Ivey selects Hal Nash to serve as new Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles chair
1819 News
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Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced she had selected Hal Nash as the new chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. By law, Ivey selected the candidate from a list of five qualified persons nominated by a board consisting of Lt. Gov....
Mobile couple, daughter-in-law and granddaughter among dozens still missing after Texas floods
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. NEW THIS AFTERNOON. WE’VE LEARNED THAT A FAMILY FROM SOUTH ALABAMA IS AMONG THE DOZENS MISSING IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE FATAL FLOODING IN TEXAS. JOE BULLARD AUTOMOTIVE AND MOBILE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY, SAYING...
Lauderdale EMA warns: Know your flood risk, get to higher ground
WAAY31 - Alabama
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THE SHOALS - In light of the recent devastation in Texas, local emergency management officials are emphasizing the importance of understanding flood risks in North Alabama. Brad Holmes, director of the Lauderdale County EMA, highlighted the...
Death toll surpasses 80 in catastrophic Texas flooding
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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KERRVILLE, Texas — Crews trudged through debris and waded into swollen riverbanks today in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding over the July Fourth weekend that killed more than 80 people in Texas, including more than two dozen campers...
Experts weigh in on Texas floods and the impact to Children’s mental health
WSFA 12 - Alabama
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July 7, 2025
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - With many children going away to summer camp over the next few weeks, parents may naturally be worried after the devastating floods in Texas this week that killed at least 82 people, including children attending summer...
Twin girls, beloved coach among those killed in Texas floods
1News
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Two 8-year-old sisters from Dallas who had just completed 2nd grade. A beloved football coach and teacher. An Alabama elementary school student away from home. These are a few of the dozens of victims lost in devastating flash floods in central...
Twin 8-year-old girls among those mourned after Texas floods
The Globe and Mail
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July 7, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:8-year-old twin sisters Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence were among the victims killed by the flooding at Camp Mystic.John Lawrence/The Associated Press Two 8-year-old sisters from Dallas who had just completed 2nd grade. A...
Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over Fourth of July weekend surpasses 100
KADN News 15 - Louisiana
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July 7, 2025
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100 as the massive search continues for missing people. The number of deaths reached 104 on Monday. In hard-hit Kerr County, home...
Death toll surpasses 100 in Texas floods, girls camp grieves loss
1News
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The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July 4th weekend has surpassed 100 as the massive search continues for missing people. The number of deaths reached 104 today. In hard-hit Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and several...
LIVE: Nearly 90 dead, dozens missing after Hill Country Flood Disaster, officials confirm
Amarillo KVII - Texas
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KERRVILLE, Texas - Crews trudged through debris and waded into swollen riverbanks Monday in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding over the July Fourth weekend that has killed nearly 90 people in Texas, including more than two dozen...
The number of dead in Texas flooding passes 100
13 WMAZ - Georgia
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July 7, 2025
Dozens of people remain missing after Friday and Saturday's devastating floods. TEXAS, USA — A July Fourth weekend deluge in Texas caused catastrophic flash flooding that has killed at least 102 people. Camp Mystic in Hunt said Monday morning that...
Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities overseeing the search for flood victims in Texas said Monday that they will wait to address questions about weather warnings and why some summer camps did not evacuate ahead of the catastrophic flooding that...