Woman, 4 grandchildren killed by flood in Palestine No description found
PALESTINE, Texas –
A grandmother and her four grandchildren were killed amid heavy flooding in the east Texas town of Palestine, police said.
The grandmother was 64 and the children were ages 6, 7, 8 and 9, according to Palestine Police Chief James Muniz.
"The water just came up extremely fast," he said. "Before they knew it, water was waist high, then chest high, and then it was roof line."
The overnight flooding was part of dangerous storms that tore through parts of the Plains and South on Friday and early Saturday, knocking out power and prompting disaster declarations in at least two Texas communities.
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