Baku-APA. Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate flood-threatened areas of Texas on Wednesday as storms bringing torrential rains battered the state, where at least 15 people have been killed in weather-related incidents this week, including six in Houston, APA reports quoting Reuters.
People were told to stay away from more than 200 homes in Parker County where the Brazos River was poised to spill its banks about 30 miles (50 kms) west of Fort Worth on Wednesday night, county officials said.
"The river is coming up fast and flowing at dangerous volumes," Parker County Judge Mark Riley told a news conference.
The death toll in Texas was expected to rise, with about a dozen people still missing and a new round of thunderstorms pelting the already flood-hit cities of Houston and Austin.
In Hays County alone, nine people were missing after flooding on Monday caused homes to break off their foundations. Three people in the county about 30 miles (50kms) southwest of Austin were already confirmed dead.
The return of heavy rains was impeding emergency rescue efforts.
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