Higher Death Toll From Floods Feared
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From Times Wire Reports
Rescuers searched for bodies amid fears that the local death toll from Monday’s flash floods in Del Rio, Texas, and nearby Mexico could rise significantly, officials said. About 13 people are known dead, but 50 more remain unaccounted for. Reports from aerial searches of the Rio Grande said “numerous” bodies had been spotted downstream from Del Rio, said Tom Lavagnino, a spokesman for the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
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