WORLD NEWS FOR MONTENEGRO DIASPORA
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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
At least 27 people, including nine children, drowned in flash floods after a storm in Texas, and an unknown number of children and adults are missing from one of the many summer camps for children.
The Guadalupe River rose by as much as eight meters in just 45 minutes last night, sweeping away homes in the popular camping and swimming area northwest of San Antonio.
The danger is not over, with heavy rain expected again today. Flood preparations are underway in parts of central Texas.
Authorities said about 850 people have been rescued. More than a thousand rescuers have been deployed with helicopters, boats and drones to find the dead and those trapped by the water.
There were warnings hours before the flash flood, which, according to the weather company AccuWeather, "was enough time to get people to safety," but that didn't happen. Officials are defending themselves by saying that the downpour was so heavy that it equaled months of rainfall in the area.
The Texas Hill Country where the deaths occurred is one of the areas in the United States known for severe flooding due to its hilly terrain and many streams, and is called "Flash Flood Alley."
