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A man has died after a fireworks explosion on July Fourth in Georgia. The Vidalia Police Department said officers responded to the 700 block of Sly Street for a report of a person injured by fireworks ...

As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

NEW YORK, July 10. /TASS/. At least 120 people have died in deadly flooding in the US state of Texas, the NBC News TV channel reported on Thursday.

The mountain town of Ruidoso must rebuild again following a record-breaking flood and a year after devastating wildfires.

At least 119 people have been found dead in nearly a week since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes ...

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery ...

As a climate scientist who calls Texas home, I can tell you that the Hill Country of Texas is no stranger to flooding.

At least 120 people have been killed and 173 are still missing as Texas officials deflect questions over the state’s response ...

Austin Wildlife Rescue has taken in over 200 wild animals in the days following the Independence Day floods, bringing the ...

The county’s largest city, Kerrville, declined to participate in a joint grant application that would have required a $50,000 ...