San Antonio: at least 11 people killed by floods as crews search for missing
Authorities in San Antonio on Friday said at least 11 people had died in heavy storms and flooding – and that some remain missing.
Rescue crews were still searching for missing people following Thursday's downpour as the flooding recedes, San Antonio fire department spokesperson Joe Arrington said.
More than a dozen totaled cars were found stuck and overturned in a creek after over 7in (18cm) of rainfall fell in parts of the nation's seventh-largest city.
Three of the 11 confirmed dead were between 28 and 55, according to officials.
San Antonio officials said the search for the missing was focused on the creek.
The vehicles were likely quickly swept off the road by fast-rising waters and that more than 70 water rescues had been made across the city, officials said.
'Our hearts are with the families of those we've lost to this week's flash floods and the families who continue searching for their loved ones,' Mayor Ron Nirenberg said.
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