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Dozens dead and missing after Texas floods as rescuers search devastated landscape.

Jul 6, 2025, 10:40 AM | Updated: 12:04 pm

A person reacts while looking at the belongings outside sleeping quarters at Camp Mystic along the ...

A person reacts while looking at the belongings outside sleeping quarters at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Illinois man charged with mailing white powder to members of Congress

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Dozens dead and missing after Texas floods as rescuers search devastated landscape.