Texas Declares State of Disaster Due to Flash Floods

A wall of water rushing down the Llano River toward the FM 2900 bridge just before the bridge collapsed on Oct. 15, 2018. Richard Wansley via Storyful screenshot
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Days of hard rain have saturated the soil and overfilled the rivers in south-central Texas, leading to powerful flash floods.

In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared states of disaster in 18 counties on Tuesday, Oct.16.

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