Six dead as 'catastrophic flooding event’ sweeps through western Texas

Up to 10in of rain fell overnight west of the Texas capital, Austin, on Thursday. At least six people were confirmed dead amid fears that the floodwaters had inundated an area filled with children’s summer camps. 'The state of Texas is surging all available resources to respond to the devastating flooding around the Kerr county area,' said Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, in a statement on X