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The big flash floods kill at least 6 in Texas Hill Country

The Texas Hill Country was attacked by death and disaster on Friday. At least six people were killed and about 20 girls present in the summer camp was reported after heavy months, leaving the search boat and a helicopter and removes quickly from the rapid water.

Texas Lt.-Gov. Dan Patrick said somewhere six and ten bodies were found so far in search of victims. At that time, during the same driven sum as a Patrick’s review, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leatha reported that there were 13 flood death.

25 inches of heavy rainfall are poured into a few hours with central nights in Central Kerrry County, causing the flooding of the Guadalupi River and leads to a healthy hunter with information about the lack of information.

“Some adults; others are children,” said Patrick when the news conference. “Also, we do not know where those bodies come from.”

The water rises from severe flooding in the Guadalupi River in Kerr County, Texas on Friday. (Ksat / The Associated Press)

Groups conducted many savings, and an urgent answer continues to search those who have not been screened.

Judge Rob Kelly, a chosen officer, confirmed the killing of humanity from the flood and many models and saved it so far. He said he was advised not to say certain amounts and said the management was still working to identify those living.

Water into the walls

Erin Burgess’s Home lives across the River in Bumble Bee Hills neighbor, west of Ingram, Texas.

When he woke up nearby, he was thunder at 3:30 am at the time of the area on Friday morning, “It was a big rain, but there was no big problem,” he said.

The first respondents test the rising water and increased the waters of Guadalupe after floods of flash in Kerr County, Texas.
The first respondents checked the waters up to Guadalupe River on Friday. (Ksat / Reuters)

In just 20 minutes later, Burgess said that the water enters the walls and running the doorways and back. He described an abusive hare attached to a tree and waiting for water to get rid of enough to cross the hill.

“My son and Mush and I hanged it, and my boyfriend and my dog ​​went away. He said,” said, “said,” said, “he said.

In his 19-year-old Son, Burgess said, “I am very grateful for six long feet. This is the only thing I saved, was hanging to him.”

The floodwar has been released on Thursday afternoon is estimated that the categories are separated until the 17 centimeters are up. That has changed to the warnings of the copies at least 30,000 people all night.

When asked suddenly of Flash floods, Kelly said that “we do not have a warning system” and “that this local procedure pointed to completing the answers why many answers were not taken.

“Be sure, no one knows this kind of flood come,” he said. “We are always flooded. This is a valley a very dangerous river in the United States.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the State provides resources in national communities in the hill facing flooding.

Texas Hill, a beautiful gate, with a rocky gate and holiday employment, begins in the western capital of the state and is a famous summer city. District portions are inclined to flooding.

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