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US: Survivors recall rescue efforts after flash floods devastate community in southern U.S. state of Texas

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Shotlist: Kerrville, Texas, USA - July 4-7, 2025: 1. Various of damaged houses, broken trees in neighborhood 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Gloria, flood survivor (partially overlaid with shots 3-5): "I was at work at 06:00. I came back to the flood. I had some neighbors up this way. They were banging on the back door to get my dad out since he stayed with me in my daughter's old room. That's how they broke that back gate back there to get him out. So they rescued him. I got home about 07:30, and it was already up the street this way. This car was already gone." [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 3. Gloria fixing car 4. Fallen tree on pickup 5. Local resident [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 6. Police officers rescuing resident 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Gloria, flood survivor (starting with shot 6/partially overlaid with shots 8-9) (with reporter asking question): "And so I called the cops. I said, at the corner of Box elder and waterfront, you'll see the couple, the weldings are there. And so they came because of my call, and they got them out with ropes and a hole." (Reporter:" Were you getting any alerts on your phone?") "No." (Reporter:" Nothing?") "No. I started working right away. As soon as the water receded, I got started working on my gate. It doesn't look like anything happened here. It was flooded with mud. I still have a bunch of mud in the foundation, which I keep telling these little rescue crews." [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 8. Police officers rescuing resident 9. Damaged houses, facilities in neighborhood [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 10. Picture showing Gloria's neighbor being rescued 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Gloria, flood survivor: "My boss today told me that it's confirmed that, they confirmed his body, he's dead. I just heard that this morning, but I still haven't heard that from his brother." 12. Rescuers searching for missing 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Gloria, flood survivor (starting with shot 6/ending with shot 14): "So my neighbor and he's connected with one of Leo's families, and they're over here trying to find the baby, so they're kind of quietly going down there because the cops already told him, 'stop chain sawing and everything'. And they just keep hunting." 14. Broken trees, debris 15. Various of Gloria fixing vehicle, speaking to others 16. Facilities in yard 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Gloria, flood survivor: "I had depression for a while. There's just a dark spot here. It was ugly that was going in and out, but I just kept working. I just kept moving." 18. Various of damaged houses, broken trees. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]

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