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Death toll from catastrophic Texas flooding climbs to 120
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Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.
Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4.
Torrential rains triggered flash flooding in central Texas Friday, killing more than 110 people, including dozens of children who were at summer camps along the Guadalupe River. The river rose more than 20 feet in less than two hours.
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In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.
More than 100 people have been confirmed dead since July 4, when the Guadalupe River in central Texas swelled overnight and triggered flash floods that swept through an area known locally as “Flash Flood Alley.
Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.
Records released Tuesday show Camp Mystic met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the plan remain unclear.