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5 Houston Kids Feared Dead in Flood

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 18, 2009 10:31 PM CDT
5 Houston Kids Feared Dead in Flood
Anthony Giacona stands trapped under the San Jacinto bridge along Buffalo Bayou in Houston Saturday, after heavy rains drenched the area. He was rescued by Houston firefighters.   (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer)

Five children are feared dead in Houston after the car they were in was swept away in a flash flood, the Houston Chronicle reports. After the driver of the Lincoln Town Car lost control of the vehicle, it ended up in a drainage ditch in 9 feet of water. Two men and a 10-year-old girl escaped, but five other children were swept away in high water, said a Houston fire official.

"At this point, I just want their bodies to be found," said the uncle of two of the missing boys, ages 7 and 10. (More flood stories.)

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