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What happened? How the first 48 hours of the Texas floods unfolded

The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes on the morning of July 4th, leading to devastation and more than 100 deaths across Central Texas. CNN recounts what happened in the first 48 hours of the flood.

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What happened? How the first 48 hours of the Texas floods unfolded
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