The Brief
- Heavy rains caused flash flooding Friday in Texas, with meteorologists saying several months’ worth of rain fell in just hours.
- More than 43 people were reported dead Saturday in the Kerryville area of Central Texas, including 15 children.
- Four people in the immediate Austin area were reported dead Saturday.
Emergency crews in Texas are still responding to heavy rains and flash flooding Saturday, with dozens of people still reported missing hours after unusually high rains swept through the middle of the state.
What happened in Texas?
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Unusually heavy rains quickly turned into flash flooding Friday in Central Texas and the Austin area, with heavy rains and some flooding risks carrying into Saturday.
The flooding killed dozens of people, and dozens more are still unaccounted for. Hundreds more needed to be rescued. …