New Texas flood threat halts search for victims of deadly July 4 flooding

Emergency crews were forced to suspend search operations in Kerr County, Texas, on Sunday, as the area hit hardest by catastrophic flash flooding earlier this month faced a renewed flood threat. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday afternoon that rescue operations were underway in San Saba, Lampasas and Schleicher Counties. Evacuations are also ongoing in…

New Mexico flash flooding kills at least 3, prompts dozens of rescues, sweeps house away

Flash flooding from torrential rain killed at least three people Tuesday afternoon and prompted dozens of rescues in the Ruidoso area of southern New Mexico, officials said — the same area devastated by two wildfires last year. A house was seen being carried downstream by the fast-moving water. Late Tuesday night, the village of Ruidoso…

Camp Mystic disaster plan approved 2 days before Central Texas flood killed dozens

Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before the devastating flood killed more than two dozen people at the all-girls Christian summer camp, most of them children. Five children and one counselor remain missing. Records released Tuesday show the camp met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the…