Texas crews face days-long effort to drain floodwater from evacuated neighborhood

Rain runoff flooded a neighborhood in Horizon City, Texas, affecting 34 homes and forcing residents to evacuate.

One pet died, and Brandon Kovach, deputy chief of the Horizon Fire Department, told KVIA ABC-7 that removing the water would take days.

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Kovach answered questions about the cause of the flooding during an update on the emergency response.

The flooded area was on Kila Street near Horizon Boulevard.

Kovach said there was a low point in the area that received rainwater from higher ground…