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Fire crews and trained search dogs from the Bay Area have been deployed to Texas to assist in ongoing rescue efforts as catastrophic flooding continues across the state. As of Wednesday, more than 160 people were missing and at least 100 have died, according to the Associated Press.
While there is not much that can be done at night because it's so dark, there are some people who are continuing the very slow, methodical process of untangling huge debris, where most of the remaining missing victims are believed to be.
Sgt. Jonathan Lamb of the Kerrville Police Department in Texas shared an update Wednesday on rescue and recovery efforts after flash floods.
His surviving family ... (is) doing everything they can to hold on to the last piece of their past that remains — Superman,” a shelter said.
The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying state requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.
In one of the deadliest floods in Texas history, a mother's worst fears turned into grateful tears when she reunited with her two sons after they survived a harrowing experience at a camp near the Guadalupe River.
Since the devastating July Fourth (July 4) floods in Central Texas, countless lives have been disrupted, and many pets have been displaced, but animal welfare groups have stepped in to mitigate some of the impact of the devastation. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.
He tied a garden hose around his waist and waded into chest-deep water. What happened next during the Texas floods is being called heroic.