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6 Killed In New Wave Of Texas Floods, Which Could Worsen This Week

Vehicles are left stranded on a flooded Interstate 45 in Houston, Texas on May 26, 2015.  Heavy rains throught Texas put the city of Houston under massive ammounts of water, closing roadways and trapping residents in their cars and buildings, according to local reports. (Aaron M. Sprecher/AFP/Getty Images)
Vehicles are left stranded on a flooded Interstate 45 in Houston, Texas on May 26, 2015. Heavy rains throught Texas put the city of Houston under massive ammounts of water, closing roadways and trapping residents in their cars and buildings, according to local reports. (Aaron M. Sprecher/AFP/Getty Images)

Flooding just doesn’t seem to let up in Texas.

Six people have been killed in a new wave of floods in Houston. Rounds of heavy thunderstorms are washing across Oklahoma and Texas, raising the prospect that floods will worsen this week.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Jose Luis Jimenez, managing news editor at Here & Now contributor Houston Public Media, to get the latest updates.

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