1 Killed in Texas Flash Floods

Torrential rains brought as much as fourteen inches of rain to central Texas, on Thursday.

The rains brought flash floods, which killed one person.

Over one hundred people required rescue, in Austin alone.

At least five hundred homes have been damaged or destroyed by the raging waters.

By the evening, the rain had stopped and the sun was back out.

The east coast is now beginning to feel the storm, for themselves.

Kansas School Bus Plunges Off Bridge

A school bus in Kansas dropped off a bridge, into a swift running creek, on Thursday afternoon.

It happened near Douglass, and the grade schoolers were in the water for several hours.

All ten kids aboard were rescued safely, however the driver was airlifted to the hospital.

A full investigation is underway, to determine what caused the crash.

6.6 Quake Rocks Chile

A 6.6 earthquake rocked northern Chile, on Thursday.

People felt the quake two hundred and fifty miles away in Santiago.

It was powerful enough to shake buildings and knock items off shelves.

No injuries nor major damage was reported.

Jets From Israel Strike Into Syria

Early Thursday morning, Israel jets made an airstrike into Syria.

The strike targeted a convoy of missiles, that was making it's way to Hezbollah.

It struck in Latakia, a key port city.

Syria's president Assad promised that any future air strikes will be retaliated against.

This strike was the third carried out this year, after Israel pledged to keep advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and Hamas.