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Originally Posted by Watcher
Help me understand how something like this can happen in Texas.
I donīt know the geography of Texas very well, but in my mind most of the state is flat as a pancake.
The news is reporting that the river rose 8 meters in 45 minutes. To me, that can only happen where hills/ mountains are, with a ravine or valley between them.
Also, if the area where this happened is know for flash floods, why the hell were so many people camping there?
As a kid in the 3rd grade, we drove from northern Illinois to Brownsville, Texas. From what I remember, (which isnīt much, Iīm 60 now) all I saw was flat land.
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I checked on that specific item yesterday since the area is called hill country, the highest hill is 800 feet with most of them around 500 feet. That is like a five story building. These camps seem to be on the high ground above the Guadalupe river and surprised that our dear Felon has not suggested digging drainage ditches for the water to flow back into the river thus preventing flood. But he may be busy with the newfound border funds to dole out to folks who own Gatortraz. Or shopping with Kristi on Wirth Avenue.
