Published: September 11,2015
A flooded road was closed by authorities Thursday in Alamo Heights.(Instagram/Leena K. Looney)
The unidentified male was one of three homeless men taking shelter in a culvert under a roadway when floodwaters overtook them, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The other two men were able to swim to safety, the report added.
In a separate incident, four people were attempting to cross a creek near Interstate 10 when floodwaters swept them away Thursday evening, the San Antonio Express-News also reported. A woman swam out on her own, but two others had to be rescued. The missing man fled from rescuers and was then swept away, the report said.
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Raining hard at the shopping plaza where I work at and saw this!! Hope those cars don't get sucked in, haha.
In just 22 minutes Thursday afternoon, San Antonio International Airport picked up 1.01 inches of rain, according to local reports.
San Antonio, as well as much of central Texas, is part of "flash flood alley." This region is susceptible to flooding that can develop very rapidly, posing a deadly threat to anyone in its path.
"San Antonio is notoriously flash flood-prone, so these heavy rain rates, however brief, still managed to trigger deadly, local flash flooding," Erdman said.
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