5 Fort Hood soldiers die after truck overturns in creek

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Five soldiers based at Fort Hood in Texas died after their Army truck overturned in a swollen creek yesterday. The incident came as the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for parts of Texas in response to heavy rains. Four other soldiers are missing, the Army said in a statement. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday declared a state of disaster in 31 counties. Around 200 flights in Dallas and Houston have been canceled, and traffic on main highways has been delayed due to storm-caused accidents. And thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in areas affected by river swelling -- the highest water levels in 100-plus years.