Two people have died after historic levels of rain triggered severe flooding across Texas. The torrential downpour, described by officials as record-breaking, inundated roads and homes, leaving rescue crews scrambling to reach stranded residents.
The fatalities bring a grim toll to what meteorologists have called an unprecedented weather event for the region. Emergency services continue to warn of further danger as rivers remain swollen and more rain is forecast.
“Two killed in Texas floods after historic rainfall levels.”
"This is a historic rainfall event," one local official said.
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The deaths underscore the growing intensity of extreme weather patterns that have pummelled the southern United States in recent years.
