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The National Weather Service urged people to avoid travel if a flash flood warning was in place for their area.
Jane Ragsdale, the owner and director of Heart o’ the Hills summer camp, became trapped by the floodwaters and did not survive
Professional crisis communicators watched the news conferences with dismay. Deflecting blame is not helpful if politicians want to build trust with the public, they say.
Conspiracy theories tried to “explain” the flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal and other earlier storms. The more outlandish they are, the more they seem to catch on.
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.
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Dozens of extreme heat advisories and flash flood warnings across the central and southeast U.S. have been issued by the National Weather Service.
Two massive disasters this year — the Texas floods and Los Angeles firestorms — are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.
Dozens of Arizona firefighters and their canine partners are still looking for the bodies of those missing after the deadly floods in Texas.
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Julia Hatfield, a songwriter who survived the July 4 floods by fleeing her RV park, says more help is needed in Kerrville.
Meteorologists issued urgent warnings for parts of Southern California amid heavy rainfall that flooded the region.