Official: 5 children feared dead in Texas storms

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HOUSTON – Five Houston children were feared dead after the car they were riding in was swept away by high water Saturday evening, a fire official said.

Rescue workers found the car about 7:30 p.m., about 100 feet from where the driver lost control 2 1/2 hours earlier, Houston Fire Assistant Chief Omero Longoria told the Houston Chronicle for its online edition.

The car came to rest in a drainage ditch filled with about 9 feet of water. Two men and a 10-year-old girl managed to escape the car, but a strong storm current initially prevented rescuers from getting to it, Longoria.

Travis Campbell, 24, watched in shock as police and firefighters searched for the bodies of his 7- and 10-year-old nephews.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090419/ap_on_re_us/texas_storms

What should the federal response be when Gov. GoodHair asks for federal assistance? (BTW, I am sorry about the kids. Too bad Perry is so hypocritical he doesn't think about his peeps.)

[Catherine Vincent]

1. How horrible!

It rained a lot yesterday and more today here and finally cleared up around 5:00pm.