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Jonathan McComb is part of a crucial network of volunteers searching for the missing after catastrophic flooding hit Central Texas.
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One volunteer in Texas knows exactly how the families who lost their loved ones feel — because he experienced the same thing.
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Texas flood victim Christian Fell credited God for his survival after he was forced to cling to a meter box for hours during the deadly flash flooding.
Texas flood survivor Julia Hatfield recalled her experience on the night of the floods and how she found out from an online post that a child she saw swept away in the waters had survived.
The McComb family spent their last day together barbecuing with friends. That night, the Blanco River, which is just east of Kerr County, swelled 28 feet in 90 minutes. The McComb's vacation home was pulled from its foundation and floated down the river.
Leo Romero Jr., who turned 19 on Wednesday, July 9, told local outlet KSAT-TV that his father Leo Romero, stepmother Natalia Venzor and 2-year-old little brother Carlos Romero, are still part of the list of those missing in the wake of catastrophic flooding that has swept across central Texas.
He started yelling to his parents that it was time to go. “The river was to our back fence,” Cody said. The three of them rushed to get out. Amid the chaos, their dog ran off. With no time to search,
After 27 Camp Mystic campers died due to the flash floods that hit Texas on July 4, Stella Thompson—a 13-year-old camper who was rescued from the scene—described the terrifying experience.
One of our young men started crying and told me he had my wife but he couldn’t hold on to her. She went a mile down the river. Nobody went that far and survived,” the Rev.
Meanwhile, anguished parents waited for word on the 10 young campers still missing from Camp Mystic, which was hit hard by floodwaters.