Three dead in South Texas after more than foot of rain falls in Rio Grande Valley
At least three people died in a South Texas county after around 20 inches of rain fell on the Rio Grande Valley, causing what the state agriculture commissioner called catastrophic flooding.
At least three people died in a South Texas county after around 20 inches of rain fell on the Rio Grande Valley, causing what the state agriculture commissioner called catastrophic flooding.
The deaths occurred in Hidalgo County, near the U.S.-Mexico border, where County Judge Richard F. Cortez issued a disaster declaration.
More details about the deaths were not immediately released, "except that they involved law enforcement efforts," the county said in a statement.
"This is a devastating tragedy for our Valley community,” Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said Friday.
The rain was also blamed for one death in Mexico. The Mexican state of Tamaulipas reported that an 83-year-old man drowned in Reynosa, which is across the border from McAllen, The Associated Press reported. McAllen is in Hidalgo County.
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