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ADVERTISEMENT Catastrophic flash floods in central Texas over the weekend have left at least 80 people dead, dozens still missing and entire neighbourhoods underwater. A slow-moving storm brought heavy rainfall to the so-called hill country, a region of rocky hills, plains and valleys between San Antonio and Austin, overwhelming riverbanks and inundating small towns with water that rose faster than many could escape. Among the hardest hit were children attending a summer camp along the banks of