Death toll rises to 6 in Texas floods
- 8 years ago
On Saturday families returned to their homes to find devastation after their loved ones were swept up in the waters.
HOUSTON - A sixth death has been confirmed in Texas after another band of storms spawned tornadoes and flooding in this area Saturday, the second day that extreme weather hit the state.
In the Houston area, some locations received nearly 12 inches of rain since Friday though it had mostly stopped by Saturday afternoon, and starting around 5 a.m. CT Saturday six tornadoes touched down in Alvin, Barrett, Danbury, Friendswood, Lake Jackson and Pasadena and La Porte.
Two more bodies were recovered Saturday in the Austin area: Edward Hernandez, 37, whose car was swept away Friday as he tried to drive home to check out reported flooding there; and Inez Garza, 67, who was swept away by flood waters Friday inside her home, family members of the victims said.
HOUSTON - A sixth death has been confirmed in Texas after another band of storms spawned tornadoes and flooding in this area Saturday, the second day that extreme weather hit the state.
In the Houston area, some locations received nearly 12 inches of rain since Friday though it had mostly stopped by Saturday afternoon, and starting around 5 a.m. CT Saturday six tornadoes touched down in Alvin, Barrett, Danbury, Friendswood, Lake Jackson and Pasadena and La Porte.
Two more bodies were recovered Saturday in the Austin area: Edward Hernandez, 37, whose car was swept away Friday as he tried to drive home to check out reported flooding there; and Inez Garza, 67, who was swept away by flood waters Friday inside her home, family members of the victims said.