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Puppies from flood-stricken Texas arrive at Chicago shelter
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Two massive disasters this year — the Texas floods and Los Angeles firestorms — are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.
More than 130 people are dead after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that began early on the Fourth of July.
The Hill Country has a hold on the hearts of many Texans, meaning the suffering caused by the disaster is reaching as far as the region’s appeal.
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The last time Lindsey McLeod McCrory saw her daughter Blakely alive, the young girl was heading to camp wearing a simple yet profound necklace – one that would later reconnect Blakely to her mother after she died.
More than 600 people turned out for a charity screening of "How to Train Your Dragon" to support families recovering from July floods.
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.
Pat Green channels grief into action by hosting benefit concert for flood victims, including organizations supporting children like his niece who lost her parents and brothers in the Texas floods.
New analysis highlights where the most residential structures were located during the deadly Texas flash flooding.
A spokesman for Camp Mystic, the Texas enclave devastated by a July 4 flash flood, is raising concerns about communication failures during the disaster
Considering the recent flood emergency in Kerr County, Texas, which reportedly had no alert sirens in use, the question came up at the Hawley Borough Council meeting on July 9 of how the public would be notified of a catastrophic failure of the Lake Wallenpaupack dam.
Many of Texas' reservoirs and lakes are near full capacity, with some jumping more than 30 feet since early July.