A bridge has collapsed after heavy rain in parts of
south-central Texas triggered major flooding along several rivers and
creeks, where evacuations and water rescues are underway.
A section of the FM 2900 bridge collapsed in Kingsland on Tuesday morning, sending chunks of the bridge down the Llano River, according to a tweet.Residents within a quarter mile of the river in the city of Llano were urged to evacuate on Tuesday, according to a Civil Emergency Message.
Authorities in Marble Falls told residents in several neighborhoods along the river to evacuate. The city is also asking residents to limit activities including laundry, washing dishes, using the toilet and taking showers because flooding was putting the city's wastewater plant under stress.
The river rose to its second highest crest on record Tuesday morning in the city about 75 miles northwest of Austin and home to more than 3,000.
According to the National Weather Service, many homes from Castell to below Llano are typically damaged by floodwaters when the river rises to that level.
As much as 10 inches of rain had fallen in western Llano County in the 30 hours ending Tuesday morning, weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce says.
https://weather.com/news/news/2018-10-16-texas-flooding-evacuations
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