Texas Vigil, Flood Danger Zones, Ukraine Air Defenses

德克萨斯守望,洪水危险区,乌克兰防空系统

Up First

2025-07-10

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Hundreds of mourners gathered in the football stadium at Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas to remember those who died in last week's flash floods. An NPR investigation finds that flood risk data from FEMA is out of date, and Russia is intensifying its attacks against Ukraine. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today's episode of Up First was edited by Alfredo Carbajal, Barrie Hardymon, Jane Greenhalgh, Janaya Williams and Jan Johnson. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Morners in Curveville, Texas held a vigil for those who died in last week's flash floods.

  • There was a moment to just pause, catch our breath.

  • Some more green ribbons, the official color of the girl's summer camp where many lives were lost.

  • I'm A Martinez with Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.

  • Some Texas officials are challenging the idea that anyone is to blame for the deadly floods.

  • We had no reason to believe that this was going to be anything like what's happened here.

  • But an NPR investigation found a long-standing risk from flooding in the area.

  • What exactly was known?

  • And another night of massive Russian airstrikes inside Ukraine has caused fires across the capital city of Kyiv.

  • Stay with us.

  • We'll give you the news you need to start your day.

  • They came together to remember those who died in last week's flash floods that have killed at least 120 people.

  • It was also a vigil for the many more who are still missing.

  • The Texas newsrooms, Lucia Ovasquez joins us now from Carville to tell us more about all this.

  • Good morning, Lucia.

  • Good morning.

  • So just paint a picture for me if you would.

  • Tell us about the gathering at the high school last night.

  • Yeah, well, organizers held a large cross in front of the bleachers,

  • which were filled with grieving neighbors.