A major search and rescue operation was carried out in Texas, following at least 24 people killed in flash floods.
The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet (7.9 million) in less than an hour, before sweeping away mobile homes, vehicles and holiday cabins, people spent the weekend on July 4.
Jason Allen, correspondent of CBS, a US partner at BBC, is from Kerrville, Texas.

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