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Greg Abbott: “Even though the rainfall may stop, the rivers will continue…”

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirms 2 dead in TX flooding

Published | Video Starts at 15:28

But for the most part, we will begin to focus on recovery, rebuilding and things like that. There's going to be a slow process around the river basins because if you remember what I said yesterday, Even though the rainfall may stop, the rivers will continue to rise for a little while that we have to remain cautious about. But that said, people can begin the process maybe as early as tomorrow to go through damage assessment, going to this location, identifying what their damages are and working with local communities as well as with the state to begin the rebuilding process. (15:28–15:35)

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Asserts that rivers will continue to rise even after rainfall stops.

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