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A deadly 1987 flood scarred the same Texas county that is reeling through another disaster

A deadly 1987 flood scarred the same Texas county that is reeling through another disaster

Cindy Manley was a summer camp counselor in 1987 when a different devastating flood scarred the Texas Hill Country.
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Texas flood to create safety planning 'ripple effect' at Canadian camps: organizers

Texas flood to create safety planning 'ripple effect' at Canadian camps: organizers

EDMONTON — Canadian summer camp organizers say they expect a ripple effect of bolstered emergency plans and preparations after more than two dozen campers and counsellors were killed by severe flash floods in Texas.
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An 8-year-old who loved drama and sports is among those killed in Texas floods

An 8-year-old who loved drama and sports is among those killed in Texas floods

An budding 8-year-old actress. Twin sisters from Dallas. A man who rescued his family, but died the effort. These are a few of the scores of victims lost in devastating flash floods in Texas Hill Country .
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Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll rises in flood-ravaged Texas

Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll rises in flood-ravaged Texas

INGRAM, Texas (AP) — Riding on horseback through brush and over numerous dead turkeys, Margo Mellon spent Tuesday scanning the flood-ravaged ground of Texas’ Hill Country for dead bodies.
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13-year-old suspected of setting off fireworks that sparked Southern California wildfire

13-year-old suspected of setting off fireworks that sparked Southern California wildfire

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal Southern California, forcing the evacuations of about a hundred canyon homes, authorities said.
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Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.
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A wildfire that reached Marseille is pushed back but not extinguished

A wildfire that reached Marseille is pushed back but not extinguished

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — A wildfire that reached France's second-largest city and left around 300 people injured was stabilized but not yet extinguished Wednesday, authorities said.
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3 missing, house swept away as flash flooding hits mountain village in New Mexico

3 missing, house swept away as flash flooding hits mountain village in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — At least three people were missing in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding Tuesday that was so intense an entire house was swept downstream.
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Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show

Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show

HUNT, Texas (AP) — Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic’s emergency planning just two days before catastrophic flooding killed more than two dozen people at the all-girls Christian summer camp, most of them children.
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Volunteers flock to help search efforts after Texas floods even as officials warn them away

Volunteers flock to help search efforts after Texas floods even as officials warn them away

CENTER POINT, Texas (AP) — Justin Rubio awoke in the wee hours to an alert on his phone, thunder, sirens and the thud of helicopter blades — the beginning of one of the largest rescue operations in Texas history.
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