Texas flood survivors look for God in face of tragedy
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The leader of Camp Mystic had been tracking the weather before the deadly Texas floods, but it is now unclear whether he saw an urgent warning from the National Weather Service that had triggered an emergency alert to phones in the area, a spokesman for camp’s operators said Wednesday.
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory at 10:13 p.m. EDT on Wednesday in effect until Thursday at 1:15 a.m. EDT for Benzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee and Wexford counties.
Search efforts along the Guadalupe River in Texas, combined with online groups, are helping to reunite items with survivors and families.
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The report found shortcomings in the contractor’s communication with residents. But it largely focused on how the county could improve its own systems.
EDT on Thursday, the National Weather Service released a flood warning in effect until 8 a.m. EDT for Crawford and Otsego counties.
Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in the cases against accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has been fired. Although a reason for the dismissal was not immediately clear, she is also the daughter of James Comey, who is the former director of the FBI and a critic of President Donald Trump.
At 3:45 a.m. on Thursday, the NWS Blacksburg VA issued a flood watch valid from 2 p.m. until Friday midnight. The watch is for Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties.