The four missing have been identified by family as Ella Cahill, Aidan Heartfield, Joyce Badon and Reese Manchaca. HUNT, Texas — At least 24 people have died in what officials are calling “catastrophic” flooding in the Texas Hill Country, with four young adults, three of them students from Beaumont, still missing near Hunt. Mary Grace … Read more
Austin Pets Alive! is assisting Kerrville Pets Alive! by taking in some of that shelter’s animals so it can help animals affected by Friday’s floods. AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Pets Alive! is helping out in the aftermath of the deadly floods in Kerr County. The shelter is taking in some animals from Kerrville Pets Alive!, … Read more
Jonathon McComb was the lone survivor in a flood that killed his wife and kids. Now he’s paying it forward. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In the Hill Country, heavy rains have turned roads into rivers, destroyed homes and left entire communities cut off. Emergency crews are working nonstop, using boats and helicopters to reach people … Read more
Neighbors called 911 a little before 7 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they found the couple, who may have been overcome by carbon dioxide gas. HOUSTON — A man and woman were found dead in the wine cellar of a River Oaks-area home Friday, according to the Houston Police Department. Dry ice may have led to … Read more
INGRAM, Texas — Five Midlanders are among the over 20 missing in the Kerr County “catastrophic” flooding, according to a family member of the five. Michelle “Shellie” Crossland, Cody Crossland, Tasha Ramos, Joel Ramos, and Kyndall Ramos of Midland are all missing. In the photo above, Michelle and Cody Crossland are seen on the left, … Read more
Teens at the Pot O’ Gold Christian Camp near Comfort, Texas were swamped by a wall of water as they tried to escape. COMFORT, Texas — July 17, 1987, along the Guadalupe River near Comfort, Texas, rescuers worked to airlift teenagers trapped in trees after a wall of water washed them away. It happened when … Read more
There were at least 24 confirmed dead due to the flooding as of Friday evening. The National Weather Service referred to the flood as a “life-threatening” situation. A Smith County emergency responder is among the crews engaged in search and rescue operations during severe floods in Central Texas. Smith County Emergency Services District #2 said … Read more