NEW YORK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 109 people were dead and over 160 are still missing as of Tuesday after devastating flash floods slammed the U.S. Texas Hill Country, with rescue operations still ...

HOUSTON, July 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democrats are pushing for an investigation into the staff cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) as the death toll from flash flooding in central Texas has reached ...

（法新社华盛顿8日电） 地理学家常说「没有所谓天然灾害」，这话不啻是人类自己选择让危殆变成悲剧的暮鼓晨钟。美国德克萨斯州近日山洪暴发夺走逾百条性命，其中许多是孩童，正是一个鲜明例证。

这场洪患始于昨天，好几个月的雨量在几个小时内降下，导致瓜达鲁普河（Guadalupe River）水位在短短45分钟内暴涨8公尺。