Deadly Rains Wreak Havoc in Parts of US, Europe

Torrential rains are causing massive and deadly floods in parts of the U.S. and Europe.

In eastern Texas, three feet of rain has fallen in the last 60 days, with more to come this weekend.

"Just 1 inch marks on it and it was the same as it was last night when I went to sleep," Fort Bend County resident Kyle Littman said.

Fort Bend is just one of the 31 counties where the Texas governor has declared a state of disaster.

The slow-moving storm system has already dumped more than 20 inches of rain in some areas just this last week.

"The most important thing we can do right now is to protect the lives of everybody," Gov Gregg Abbott said.

"The person who has the best control over that is you the individual," he admonished. "Understand that for the next one to two days, there will be challenges with water." 

The wet weather has already proved deadly.

At least five soldiers were killed at Fort Hood Thursday when an Army troop carrier was swept away at a low-water crossing and overturned in a rain-swollen creek.

Rescue teams quickly pulled three soldiers from the swift water, but four are still missing. 

"Water can look innocent. It can look harmless, but you can drive into it and be completely swept away," Abbott warned.

That very scenario unfolded in Granbury after more than 3 inches of rain fell in a few hours overnight.

Meanwhile, deadly summer rains aren't just flooding parts of the U.S. There is major flooding in Europe, especially France and Germany.
     
The death toll has risen to at least six in Paris, and authorities say that two people have died and 200 people have been evacuated in eastern Romania.