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Associated Press
a day ago
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- Associated Press
Deaths in San Antonio flooding rise to 10 and some are still missing, officials say
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities in San Antonion on Friday said the number of people who died in heavy storms has risen to 10 and that some remain missing. Rescue crews were searching for missing people following Thursday's downpour, as the flooding recedes, San Antonio Fire Department spokesperson Joe Arrington said. More than a dozen cars were found stuck and overturned in a creek after over 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rainfall fell in the area Thursday. Several vehicles were likely quickly swept off the road by fast rising waters, officials said. More than 70 water rescues had been made, they said.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
At Least 5 Dead and 2 Missing amid Flash Flooding in Texas: Reports
At least five people have died and two are missing amid flash flooding in San Antonio, Texas, according to reports Multiple vehicles were swept away after heavy rainfall resulted in "sudden fast rising water," the Associated Press reported, citing fire department spokesperson Joe Arrington Two men and three women have been pronounced dead, according to local station KSATAt least five people have died and two are missing as heavy rainfall flooded San Antonio, Texas, according to reports. On Thursday, June 12, floodwaters swept away multiple vehicles, with the rain resulting in the multiple deaths, which all occurred in the northeast part of the city, the Associated Press reported, citing authorities. According to local ABC-affiliated station KSAT, the San Antonio Police Department and San Antonio Fire Department started receiving calls in the early hours of the morning at around 4:15 a.m. local time from people who had been stranded on the frontage road of Loop 410 near Perrin Beitel Road. Fifteen vehicles were swept away in the area, the outlet noted, citing the fire department. The publication reported that two men and three women had died. Fire department spokesperson Joe Arrington told the AP that some of those rescued had said that they'd been swept off an interstate access road by "sudden fast rising water," adding that vehicles had been swept into a creek and carried downstream. Two people remain unaccounted for, per ABC News, citing authorities. Police Chief William McManus said some of the victims had been found deceased inside their cars, KSAT reported. Arrington added that 10 people had been rescued from trees and bushes around a mile from where they'd entered the water, while two people had been able to get to safety by themselves, per AP. Four people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, Arrington said. Police Chief McManus told reporters that authorities had been responding to a "very, very tragic situation" amid the floods, per a clip shared by News 4 San Antonio on YouTube. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued flood warnings on X on Thursday and the fire department warned the public on Facebook that "many areas" were still "closed due to water on the road," stating that more storms were expected in the area and that a flash flood warning was in place. According to KSAT, five to eight inches of rain fell overnight on Wednesday, June 11, on the north side of the city in a short period of time. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Angela Richards was among those searching for a loved one, telling NBC News that the last time she'd heard from her husband, Stevie Richards, was when he was driving to work. 'I could hear whatever the car hit and then the water taking over the car,' she said, per the outlet. 'And that's the last I heard.' The San Antonio Police Department and the San Antonio Fire Department did not immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information. Read the original article on People
The Independent
2 days ago
- Climate
- The Independent
Four dead and two missing after San Antonio drenched with strongest rains in more than a decade
Four people have been killed and at least two are missing after San Antonio received more than two months worth of rainfall Thursday. Local reports showed vehicles across the city trapped in high water overnight after the area received more than six inches of rain. Many cars were seen covered by water or floating along Interstate 35. KSAT reports many areas have reached their highest daily rainfall amount since May, 2013. The four people killed were swept away in floodwaters as crews rescued dozens of others, officials said. 'It's hard to determine at this point exactly how they got swept away," San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Woody Woodward said. "But it is an area where there was high water that was moving rapidly and there were several people that were caught in that water that had climbed up into trees and we did do a couple of rescues out of trees and some rescues out of vehicles.' San Antonio Fire Department Public Information Officer Joe Arrington said there were at least 65 high water rescues from midnight to 8 a.m. Fire officials said they were still searching for two people who were missing, The Associated Press reports. Calls for water rescues began shortly before sunrise, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Two women and two men were found dead, police Chief William McManus said. He did not have their ages. The deaths all occurred in the northeast part of the city, where authorities found 13 vehicles in the water. The Weather Channel reports that in one day San Antonio was inundated with more than the average rainfall of June and July combined. By midmorning, rain had stopped and the flooding was receding.
Associated Press
2 days ago
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- Associated Press
At least 4 dead and 2 missing in San Antonio after heavy rains flood parts of Texas
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Heavy rains in San Antonio rapidly flooded roads, swept away submerged cars and sent some people scrambling up trees to escape fast-rising waters Thursday while firefighters made dozens of rescues across the nation's seventh-largest city. At least four people died and two were still missing, authorities said. The deaths all occurred in the northeast part of the city, where authorities found over a dozen vehicles in the water. Photos and video showed smashed and overturned vehicles submerged in a creek. Some of the people rescued in that area said they were swept off an interstate access road by 'sudden fast rising water,' San Antonio Fire Department spokesperson Joe Arrington said in an email. He said floodwaters swept vehicles into a creek and carried them downstream. Crews were bringing in search dogs Thursday afternoon to help find missing people, Arrington said. By afternoon, crews could be seen pulling heavily damaged vehicles out of the creek. Calls for water rescues began before sunrise, officials said. Two women and two men were found dead, according to police Chief William McManus, who did not have their ages. 'There were several people that were caught in that water that had climbed up into trees and we did do a couple of rescues out of trees and some rescues out of vehicles,' said fire department spokesperson Woody Woodward. From midnight to 8 a.m. the fire department made 65 water rescues, officials said. Ten people were rescued in the same area as where people were found dead, including four people who were taken to the hospital for injuries. The flooding occurred after a round of slow-moving showers and thunderstorms in the San Antonio area during the early morning hours Thursday, said Eric Platt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Over 7 inches (17 centimeters) of rain fell in parts of the San Antonio area, according to the weather service. By midmorning, flooding was receding, though Platt noted that rain was still falling in some areas. He didn't expect additional rain to be as heavy as overnight but said anything that falls on saturated ground can lead to flooding. ___ Stengle reported from Dallas.
CNN
2 days ago
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- CNN
At least 4 dead, 2 missing after torrential rain floods San Antonio
At least four people are dead, two more are missing and dozens of water rescues have unfolded after the heaviest rain in more than a decade triggered flash flooding in San Antonio, Texas. The deaths occurred early Thursday morning in northeastern San Antonio, near the city's Perrin Beitel neighborhood, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. Water rescue calls started just after 5:00 a.m. CDT for the area, which is near the northeast loop of Interstate 410, Joe Arrington, the department's public information officer, told CNN. Ten people were rescued there, four of whom needed treatment for injuries, according to Arrington. A search is ongoing for the two missing who are thought to have been swept away in the flooding, he said. The fire department has responded to at least 65 water rescues in the city since Wednesday night. The San Antonio River rose extremely quickly in the vicinity of the deadly flooding Thursday. Water levels went from about 3 feet to just over 25 feet in just two hours beginning at around 5 a.m. CDT—a rate comparable to flooding from tropical systems. The rain was easing up in the area and flooding was slowly starting to recede by mid-morning, Arrington said, noting there are still some reports of cars stuck in high water, 'but no more swift or moving water rescue calls.' San Antonio received 5.6 inches of rain in just three hours shortly after midnight — nearly 4 inches of that rain fell in a single hour. The city typically records just over 3 inches of rain in all of June, so more than a month's worth of rain fell in just 60 minutes. That hour-long deluge represents between a 1-in-50 and 1-in-100 year rainfall event – meaning it only has about a 1 to 2% chance of occurring in any year. Thursday has already become San Antonio's second-wettest June day on record and the seventh-wettest single day since 1942, with just over 6 inches of rain since midnight. April 25, 2013, is the only day in recent memory that saw more: nearly 10 inches. Farther east, in Victoria, Texas, authorities have responded to around 25 calls of motorists stranded by flash flooding, county Emergency Management Coordinator Rick McBrayer told CNN. No injuries have been reported in Victoria. Floodwater is starting to recede on roadways, but river flooding is an ongoing concern Thursday, McBrayer said, urging residents to 'stay where you're at through the duration of this event.' A world warming due to fossil fuel pollution is tipping the scales toward more heavy rainfall events like this. Hourly rainfall rates have intensified in nearly 90% of large US cities since 1970, a recent study found. A warmer atmosphere as a result of climate change is capable of soaking up more moisture like a sponge and wringing it out in the form of gushing rainfall, which can easily create dangerous or deadly flooding. Heavy rain was ongoing in parts of eastern and coastal Texas with nearly 2 million people under flash flood warnings at one point late Thursday morning. A level 3-of-4 risk of flooding rainfall is in place for parts of eastern Texas, including the cities of Houston, Galveston and Victoria, according to the Weather Prediction Center. Rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour are possible in the heaviest storms until the widespread stormy weather starts to wrap up later in the afternoon, the WPC warned. CNN's Jeremy Grisham and Ritu Prasad contributed to this report.
