Worst flood since 1920s swamps San Marcos, one confirmed fatality
"This event has been categorized as twice as bad as the most noted event in the 1920s with twice the height of water and flow," said
Determining the exact extent of the flood in San Marcos will be difficult, however, because a recently installed gauge was ripped out by the floodwaters.
The disaster claimed its first and, as of Sunday night, only confirmed fatality in San Marcos, where rescue crews discovered in the water the body of a man. The city did not further release details on the victim.
Bell said that more bodies could be discovered as crews begin going through debris left from houses that were swept clean off their foundations.
"We're talking debris piles that are almost 20 feet in the air," he said.
Roads in northeast San Marcos were deemed impassable until about
The barks of their dogs woke up
A half-mile away,
Nichols was wearing mismatching black sneakers -- the only ones floating in front of him when he chased down clothes in the rushing water.
Like many others in this neighborhood, the Nichols have no flood insurance, making the disaster potentially that much more devastating.
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