Flash floods kill four in US
Flash flooding from a torrential rain storm swept cars off a section of a Kansas highway today, killing at least four children.
Authorities were searching for others still missing.
People in five of the seven cars - swept into the water near Emporia, about 70 miles northeast of Witchita, late on Saturday - were accounted for this morning.
Three of the children were strapped into the family’s minivan, which was found 1.5 miles from the scene, while the fourth child was near the vehicle.
The father survived, but searchers were still looking for the mother, said Mark Conboy of the Kansas Turnpike Authority.
The National Weather Service said the area had received 8-12 inches of rain in 24 hours beginning early Saturday.
More rain and thunderstorms were forecast today for much of the Central Plains, and a flood watch was in effect for much of Kansas.
