Texas’ Guadalupe River bursts banks and drowns multiple people as city begins to disappear underwater
A deadly flash flood swallowed at least six people died after the explosion of the Guadalupe River, and that thousands of people escaped from their lives and swallowed a few Texas.
The Guadalupe River rose rapidly overnight, broke its banks and crossed the small, rural towns of Kerrville and Hunt.
After all the Kerrville houses have been sweeping by the severe storm, at least one family is missing.
Shared video KPRC Correspondent Gage Goulding shows that rush waves carry the wreckage from the river while heavy rains continue to beat the area.
After the National Weather Service (NWS) fell into the night of about 10 inches, a flash flood for the entire district of Kerr, about 90 miles of San Antonio, declared an emergency.
Heavy rainfall caused the Guadalupe River to rise rapidly, and the water level reached a height of 34 feet this morning.
Authorities, the natives living throughout the river are continuing and the authorities warn the ‘dangerous’ and potentially ‘life -threatening’ floods. Residents ‘immediately higher ground searches’ are requested.
The emergency warning applies to the region at least on Friday until 14.00, as well as nearby Kendall County.
Kerr County, TX: A fatal flash flood, the Guadalupe River exploded overnight after more than one person died and thousands of people escaped for their lives and swallowed a few Texas cities
Seguin, TX: Guadalupe River, Kerr County, Texas was beaten with more than 10 inches of rain during the night after 34 feet height.
Kerrville, TX: evacuation for the natives living along the river continues and the authorities warn the ‘dangerous’ and potentially ‘life -threatening’ floods
One Kerrville man, his wife and two children are lost after running into their neighborhoods overnight. Woai-tv Reports.
The area where the family’s house once stopped is now in an empty land, the authorities suspected that the property was sweeping by the storm.
A resource of law enforcement, an entire RV park in Ingram, families were still swept down by floods while they were still in their homes. Key-TV.
Kerr County Sheriff Office, residents on Friday morning on a Facebook post ‘disaster flood’ event warned.
The update confirmed that there was ‘death’ due to floods, but did not explain the number of people killed.
Family notification waiting for identities is kept.
Kerr District Judge Rob Kelly said KVUE and Austin Statesman Reporter Tony Plohetski, Kerr district so far at least six deaths were recorded.
Kelly, RVs and campers, including many people rescued, as Kelly reported.
Kerrville, TX: Her husband, wife and two children, all the Kerrville houses are lost after the violent storm. The brother of the lost father visited the empty party where the family’s house was located early on Friday morning
Hunt, TX: A photo shared with WoAI Meteorologist Avery Tomasco shows a house that is completely destroyed by a flash flood on Hunt
Kerr County, TX: Throughout the Guadalupe River on Friday, water rises from severe floods
Kerrville, TX: Guadalupe River rose to the second highest registration early on Friday morning, and Kerr County completely swallowed most of Texas.
Local streets are flooded and low water transitions are no longer completely passionate in Kerrville’de reportedly reportedly.
The city has published a disaster declaration and the local Walmart is used as a temporary re -merger center for displaced by floods.
A local service company, Kerrville, Center Point and Hunt reported more than 2,600 customers’ a ‘great deduction’ reported.
Authorities say that restoration efforts are slowed down with flood and decline with power lines.
Kerr district Şerif Larry L. Leitha, said in a statement, all Kerr district ‘extremely active scene’ is accepted as a ‘he said.
‘Our office works with a wide range of local and state institutions to respond to calls and rescue,’ ‘he added.
‘Residents are encouraged to shelter and attempt to travel on -site. Streams, creeks and relatives of the Guadalupe River should be moved to the higher ground. ‘
San Antonio and Bexar districts, both from Kerr County about 90 miles away from Kerr County, were not relatively affected by bad weather.
Kerr County, TX: The hurry Guadalupe River, heavy rains floats into the river banks and causes severe floods while the debris carries
Kerr County, TX: Kerr County is considered this morning as a ‘extremely active scene’, the sheriff warned
The National Weather Service (NWS) rose to the second highest height of the Guadalupe River early on Friday morning.
The highest height of the river was 36 feet recorded during a large flood in 1987.
Meteorologists from Keye believe that the record is already overcome today, but remember that the flood indicator of the river no longer reports.
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