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With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
More than 100 people have been confirmed dead since July 4, when the Guadalupe River in central Texas swelled overnight and triggered flash floods that swept through an area known locally as “Flash Flood Alley.
When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
Flash flooding is common enough around the crescent-shaped region from Dallas through the Hill Country, the area earned the nickname "Flash Flood Alley."
Texan communities are dealing with the impact of the deadly flash floods along the Guadalupe River, which have killed at least 95 people so far, including 27 (mostly children) from the all-girls Camp Mystic summer camp,
The flash floods in Central Texas that have killed more than 100 people and left dozens missing happened quickly, raising the Guadalupe River 26 feet in just 45 minutes. CBS News environmental correspondent David Schechter joins to explain how climate change impacts severe weather events.
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We should resist pondering what our president would be saying if this had happened in California rather than Texas,' writes an L.A. Times reader. 'That way lies madness.'