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04-19-2016, 03:12 AM
Dozens of horses rescued from rising floodwaters near Houston
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As torrential rains lashed the Houston area, causing floods, rescue workers struggled to save dozens of horses stranded in the high waters at the*Cypress Trail Horse Stables (http://www.horseridingfun.com/).
SEE ALSO: Historic Houston flood: 16 inches of rain in under 12 hours — and it's **t over (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/houston-deluge-flooding/)
Media reports varied on how many horses were rescued after many were tangled in submerged fences. The Houston Chronicle **ted (http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair-news/article/Raw-video-Drowning-horses-fight-for-survival-in-7255102.php) between 70 and 80 horses while KHOU reported (http://www.khou.com/news/local/rescuers-help-drowning-horses-on-cypresswood/141305633) nearly 100 horses were involved.*
Reporters on the scene caught dramatic footage of the rescue of some horses.*
The heavy rains have caused rivers and creeks to rise, and prevented the low-lying cities drainage system from clearing water fast e**ugh to spare homes from flooding. Reports indicate that the flooding in some spots is comparable, if **t worse than, flooding that occurred during Tropical Storm Allison in 2001.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/horses-rescued-flood/)
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As torrential rains lashed the Houston area, causing floods, rescue workers struggled to save dozens of horses stranded in the high waters at the*Cypress Trail Horse Stables (http://www.horseridingfun.com/).
SEE ALSO: Historic Houston flood: 16 inches of rain in under 12 hours — and it's **t over (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/houston-deluge-flooding/)
Media reports varied on how many horses were rescued after many were tangled in submerged fences. The Houston Chronicle **ted (http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair-news/article/Raw-video-Drowning-horses-fight-for-survival-in-7255102.php) between 70 and 80 horses while KHOU reported (http://www.khou.com/news/local/rescuers-help-drowning-horses-on-cypresswood/141305633) nearly 100 horses were involved.*
Reporters on the scene caught dramatic footage of the rescue of some horses.*
The heavy rains have caused rivers and creeks to rise, and prevented the low-lying cities drainage system from clearing water fast e**ugh to spare homes from flooding. Reports indicate that the flooding in some spots is comparable, if **t worse than, flooding that occurred during Tropical Storm Allison in 2001.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/horses-rescued-flood/)
More about Houston Flooding (http://mashable.com/category/houston-flooding/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Cypress Trails (http://mashable.com/category/cypress-trails/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and World (http://mashable.com/world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/4WPVI6eeKP4