Updated
Updated · NPR · Jul 18
Texas Rains Reopen Wounds 1 Year After Deadly 2025 Hill Country Flood
Updated
Updated · NPR · Jul 18

Texas Rains Reopen Wounds 1 Year After Deadly 2025 Hill Country Flood

3 articles · Updated · NPR · Jul 18

Summary

  • Fresh rainfall across Texas has revived trauma for survivors of the 2025 Hill Country flood, one year after the disaster killed residents and upended communities.
  • Lorena Guillen said this week’s storms brought back memories of trying with her husband to save a family from their RV park during last year’s flood.
  • The renewed anguish shows how current weather is not only a physical threat in Texas but also a trigger for people still living with the flood’s human toll.

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