A new TexasFlood.org map shows how the Lone Star State has been hit by a wave of flooding since the weekend.
Major or moderate flooding has taken place across a number of rivers and lakes in Texas, with a particular focus on the region to the northeast of Houston, according to a map published by state government agencies.Large swaths of eastern Texas were hit with torrential downpours over the weekend, which caused the death of a five-year-old boy, who was swept from a car in Johnson County, near Forth Worth.
The Associated Press reported that a number of high-water rescues took place over the weekend, including several from the roofs of flooded buildings, with some roads still waterlogged or blocked by debris.The five-year-old boy died after being swept away from the vehicle he was riding in near Lillian, south of Fort Worth, according to a Facebook post from Johnson County emergency management director Jamie Moore.
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