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Death toll rises to 120 as Camp Mystic cabins ‘found to be in extremely hazardous’ flood zone - At least 173 people remain missing in the state of Texas, including six from the all-girls summer camp ...

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood ...

At least three people were killed in the treacherous flood waters streaming through a mountain village in New Mexico, which ...

Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs and Hollywood, New Mexico, remained under a flash flood warning until 7:15 p.m. Ruidoso road closure update The ...

Warming ocean temperatures and warmer air mean there’s more water vapor in the atmosphere to fuel extreme downpours like ...

Over 120 people lost their lives in catastrophic flash floods in Kerr County, Texas, during the July Fourth holiday ...