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More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Nearly two dozen dogs from flood ravaged Texas are now safely in Chicago. PAWS Chicago's Disaster Relief Team partnered with local organizations to transport pets who were already in shelters before the floods began.
The Texas Game Wardens helped rescue along with local officials, helped rescue the man and woman after their vehicle was swept nearly a mile downstream by the floodwaters. According to the Texas Game Wardens, the car was forced by floodwaters into a square culvert underneath some railroad tracks, fully submerging the vehicle.
Claims about the rock legend’s involvement in flood relief efforts circulated widely on social media following the deadly disaster in Texas.
Illinois was one of 24 states offering assistance as 101 people remain missing and at least 132 people died, according to officials. PAWS Chicago is receiving 22 dogs from central Texas that are expected to arrive in the city Monday night.
Fatigue and frustration are growing among rescue workers who are ending another long day of searching for those who perished in last week's Hill Country flood disaster. Some volunteers involved in the search are even resorting to on-site IV injections to get through the hottest day yet in the Guadalupe River basin,
Indiana’s elite Task Force One has deployed 35 more emergency responders for search and recovery efforts to flood-devastated Texas. It is one of 28 federal squads across the country.
A dramatic story of a 42-year-old man named "Deshawn Miller" using his boat to rescue elderly victims of the floods that swept through Texas July 4, 2025 is spreading across platforms, but it is a fake tale illustrated by AI-generated images.