A man surveys floodwaters caused by heavy rains in San Antonio, United States, May 25, 2013.
Two people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in the US city of San Antonio.
According to police, a 29-year-old woman died on Saturday after her car was washed into a creek when she tried to drive across a bridge. Her body was later discovered against a fence.
Another woman, in her 60s, was killed when the rising waters swept away her car as firefighters were trying to pull her from the vehicle.
Å“They were in the midst of getting her out when the currents changed and washed that vehicle away,” San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said.
Authorities say more than 100 people had been rescued before the floodwaters started to subside.
Priscilla Ingle, the vice president of the cityâ„¢s Via Metro Transit said the rescue teams pulled a city bus driver and three passengers to safety, adding that bus service would not work until the water reached safer levels.
Å“The bus was driving down the street when water got under its tires. This forced the bus off the street as the water rose,” Ingle said.
Meanwhile, Mayor Julian Castro urged people to keep off the roads and stay home.
Å“Many roads throughout the city continue to be impassable and dangerous,” the mayor said in a statement. Å“Just because itâ„¢s not raining at the moment, does not mean that the threat has passed.”
Flash-flood warnings were in place across south-central Texas, including in San Antonio, through Sunday morning.
By Saturday afternoon, the San Antonio International Airport had recorded almost 10 inches of rain since midnight.
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This article originally appeared on: Press TV