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City of San Antonio launching investigation into cause of last week's deadly flooding
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Washed-out cars litter Beitel Creek in Northeast San Antonio after last week’s flooding.
San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh said city departments will launch a joint investigation into last week’s flash flooding, which killed 13 people, KSAT reports.
The City Attorney’s Office, the Public Works Department, the San Antonio Police Department and San Antonio Fire Department will lead the investigation, Walsh told the TV station.
“As we grieve this loss, we are also moving forward with a careful review of the flooding events at Loop 410/Beitel Creek and Leon Creek,” Walsh said in a statement to KSAT. “This will include an independent engineering analysis to understand the contributing factors and ensure we are guided by facts as we assess what occurred.”
The city’s probe into the flooding, which began at around 4 a.m. Thursday near Loop 410 and Perrin Beitel Road, is underway amid speculation that runoff from ongoing Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) construction near the intersection of I-35 and Loop 1604 may have contributed to the flood’s deadly outcome.
However, TxDOT officials pushed back on the speculation in a separate KSAT report.
“The I-35 construction project has not impacted or altered the existing drainage facilities near Shin Oak Drive,” TxDOT said in a statement to KSAT. “Our project team will look into this further.”
Eagle Flight Advocacy and Outreach, an organization that supports families with special needs, is organizing a vigil for the victims at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The gathering will take place at San Antonio Aware and Prepared, 819 Northwest Loop 410.
Bexar County officials have identified 12 of the 13 people who died in the flooding. They are Derwin Anderson, 43; Roseann Cobb, 41; Martha De La Torre Rangel, 55; Josue Pina De La Torre, 28; Victor Manuel Macias Castro, 28; Rudy Garza, 61; Cristine Gonzalez, 29; Stevie Richards, 42; Andrew Sanchez, 60; Mathew Tufono, 51; Brett Riley, 63; and Carlos Valdez III, 67.
Those attending Wednesday night’s vigil are encouraged to bring photos, candles, flowers and other items of remembrance.
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