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Remnants Of Erin Blamed For Seven Deaths In Texas, Six In Oklahoma
The remnants of Tropical Storm Erin are now blamed for seven deaths in Texas and six in Oklahoma.
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(August 20, 2007)—Seven people are now confirmed dead in the wake of Tropical Storm Erin.
Authorities have found the body of a Hill Country man who'd been swept into a creek by flash floodwaters unleashed by remnants of Tropical Storm Erin.
Searchers found the body of 28-year-old Juan Pablo Zaragoza on Saturday.
It was found less than a mile from a Kendall County bridge which a truck with him and his father in it was washed into a flooded creek.
Authorities found the body of 48-year-old Juan Ramon Zaragoza on Friday.
At least five other people died in Texas in the storms and flooding left from Tropical Storm Erin.
In Oklahoma, where the remnants of the storm soaked the region, six deaths are reported.
Among those killed in the storm include the wife, daughter and niece of Kiowa Chief Billy Horse.
Donita Horse, Helen Rae Horse and Rose Saddleblanket died when their van was swept off State Highway 58 in the Lawton area.
Emergency shelters have been set up and roads are still closed in parts of Oklahoma because of the flooding.
New flood warnings were issued and others extended Monday morning as river and creek levels continue to rise in several areas of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Gas and Electric says nearly 1,700 customers remain without electricity Monday morning, nearly 1,500 of them in the Oklahoma City area.
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