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Texas flooding surges as rescuers pull people from rising waters
By The Associated Press at KTSM 9 News (NBC)
· July 16, 2026
· 1 min read
The National Weather Service in San Antonio said a “large and deadly flood wave” was barreling down the same river wrecked by floods last summer when two dozen children and counselors were killed at Camp Mystic.
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Category: parks ·
Published: July 16, 2026 ·
Source: KTSM 9 News (NBC) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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