Rosenberg firefighters motor past submerged cars and homes as they survey the damage along the Brazos River in Richmond, Texas, on May 31, 2016. Residents of some rural southeastern Texas counties were bracing for more flooding along a river that reached a record high with more rain expected in the coming days.
At least six people have died and three others remain missing in Texas after a severe storm system fired up in the Plains over the past week, bringing heavy rain and severe flooding.
The floods have brought some southeastern Texas rivers up to levels near record stage, and some are expected to crest well above previous records. Sections of towns have been evacuated from rising waters, and animals have been herded away from the floods.
It's just the latest in what has been a string of major flooding events over the last 12 months for the region, and as the water moves downstream toward the Gulf of Mexico, additional towns are likely to flood in areas near each swollen waterway.
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