Dozens rescued in Texas after torrential rain triggers flash flooding
More than a foot of rain has fallen since Monday, triggering dangerous flash flooding in central Texas.
With torrential rain triggering dangerous flash flooding in central Texas, authorities have rescued dozens of people from rising floodwaters.
Texas Game Wardens were seen in a video wading through waist-deep water to rescue a family, including a young child, as water quickly rose around their home.
The agency said more than 40 people have been rescued from homes, submerged vehicles and vehicles that were swept off roadways.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that at least one person has died in the flooding across Texas.
In Uvalde, police told people living close to the Leona River to move to higher ground because it overflowed and there was a threat of a 20-foot wall of water rushing into the city.
More than a foot of rain has fallen since Monday, some of it coming down as fast as 3 inches an hour, washing over roads and covering cars.