Texas Flash Floods Turn Deadly

I am a bit surprised that there are camps near rivers.
The second most deadly flash flood in the nation's history occurred along a creek, not even a river. Water came down multiple canyons and built up behind something--per wikipedia, a steam laundry that had been built across the creek. When the blockage failed, the water barreled into town with the force of a large river. About 250 people died in a community of roughly a thousand. Riders on horseback managed to warn the citizens of the next two communities down the creek and save the people in those towns. (Though some people there later died of typhoid due to unsanitary water conditions caused by the flooding).

In the 60s & 70s, multiple flood-control studies were done; and a concrete dam was built in the early 80s to prevent a similar event along that creek.
 
Saw some footage of the Guadalupe river, the devastation, and a few interviews on msnbc. The flooding looks scary.

I am trying to stay away from politics. Will check out the PI for any related discussion.
 
And because we need uplifting news:

 
An alert sounded on my phone from the WSJ. They are reporting 109 confirmed dead and Abbott said there were still 161 missing in Kerr County alone. I'm not sure they have numbers calculated elsewhere. I do hope some people are fine but just cut off from normal communication. How awful for the families still waiting for news about their loved ones.
 
An alert sounded on my phone from the WSJ. They are reporting 109 confirmed dead and Abbott said there were still 161 missing in Kerr County alone. I'm not sure they have numbers calculated elsewhere. I do hope some people are fine but just cut off from normal communication. How awful for the families still waiting for news about their loved ones.
During the press conference earlier today, Abbott said they've set up a hotline for people to report potentially missing people because they really just aren't certain how many people were camping in the area this past weekend who are unaccounted for still. :(
 

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