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A Texas family clung to life on their roof, capturing the terrifying flooding in photos and video
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Shabd Simon-Alexander holds her one-year-old daughter, accompanied by Alden Towler, right, and Jane Towler, not pictured, on the roof of a cabin to escape floodwaters from the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, at 4:48 a.m. on Friday, July 4, 2025. - photo by Shabd Simon-Alexander via AP
Jane Towler was up late in a small cabin along the Guadalupe River as thunder boomed through a thrashing rain. It was 4 a.m. and water was pooling on the floor. Suddenly, her phone rang.