HOUSTON, May 30 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration for Texas after weeks of flooding, opening the state to federal aid in the recovery efforts.
At least 24 people have died in Texas where unrelenting rain has led to deadly flash floods. Two bodies found were identified as 6-year-old Andrew McComb and 73-year-old Dr. Ralph Hugh Carey. Both were swept away with seven others staying in a vacation home in Wimberley, Texas. Five others who were in the home are still missing.