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Threat of dangerous flooding continues in Texas while hard-hit areas launch cleanup efforts
- Heavy, slow-moving storms triggered flash-flood emergencies across parts of Texas (including Sonora, Uvalde and Hill Country areas), with some spots getting up to 2 feet of rain and officials urging evacuations.
- Rescuers have saved more than 200 people by boat and helicopter, but two people died after being swept away in floodwaters.
- The storms have revived painful memories of last summer’s deadly Hill Country floods; waters are beginning to recede in places like Uvalde, though rivers could still reach historic levels.
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