WHARTON, Texas — The death toll from almost a week of fierce rain that has flooded many parts of Texas continued to rise on Friday as officials closely watched the swelling rivers for clues on how much longer the crisis will last.
Search teams continued their work on Friday along the raging Colorado River in Wharton and the Brazos and San Jacinto rivers near Houston. Officials say the confirmed death toll in Texas and Oklahoma since the rain began over the Memorial Day weekend was at least 24. Twenty of the deaths were reported in Texas, including eight in Houston, after officials recovered the body of what appeared to be an 87-year-old man found in the Houston Ship Channel on Thursday evening.
At least 14 people are reported missing.
Antonio Rodriguez scoops water out of the sand trap on the ninth green before the start of the second round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament in Irving, Texas.
Rain continued to fall in north and south Texas – up to 7 inches outside Dallas – prompting more floods and flood warnings on Friday across a state already facing its wettest month on record. More rain was expected to fall on already water-logged areas near Houston on Saturday.