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Deadly flooding across Texas & Oklahoma

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Recent flooding in Texas and Oklahoma has resulted in evacuations, property damage and one death.

 

11324451_1029952137037500_2024743050_n11325092_460098790823981_1111028027_nResidents throughout both states have had to be rescued from the roofs and attics of their homes. More heavy rainfall is expected throughout the three-day weekend, and some flood warnings will be in effect through at least Memorial Day.

 

11349337_734712209972322_1265759857_n11351691_833940143352830_1112241225_nHere’s a look at what some residents have been enduring during these destructive floods:

 

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The Cadillac Ranch, a public art installation in Amarillo, Texas, is sitting in a pool of flood water.

 

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Police officers in Amarillo, Texas, rescuing a stranded motorist.

 

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Cars in a residential apartment complex in Texas.

 

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Flood debris in San Marcos, Texas, includes some enormous unearthed trees.

 

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Concertgoers at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerville, Texas, make the best of their watery situation.

 

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The cars in the parking lot of Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City, almost entirely underwater.

 

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The partially submerged amphitheater at McLain Rogers Park in Clinton, Oklahoma.

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The aftermath of the flooding near the 7A Resort in Wimberley, Texas.

 

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A sizable dumpster is swept away by the overflowing Blanco River.

 

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A restaurant in Highport Marina on Lake Texoma, which is aptly named “The Island.”

 

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The flooding river leaves destruction in its wake in San Marcos, Texas.

 

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The flooded first story of a home in Wimberley, Texas.

 

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The flooded Brushy Creek in Round Rock, Texas.

 

For more on this story go to: http://mashable.com/2015/05/24/photos-flooding-texas-oklahoma/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

 

 

 

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