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Debra Chronister of the Texas Zoo in Victoria, Texas leans against a truck at the entrance to Riverside Park in Victoria. The zoo, which is inside the park suffered major flooding from the Guadalupe River while the zoo employees could only pray the animals that were not rescued from the rising waters the day before would survive. |
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| Suzy Zamora loads a bottle of propane after having it filled for backup cooking purposes by Damon Baker, right. Victoria residents were warned of a possible loss of electricity due to the Guadalupe River flooding the Central Power and Light power plant located on the river bank in Victoria, Texas. |
Bottled water, batteries, and non-perishable food items were among the shopping lists of Victoria residents as the Guadalupe River overflowed its banks and began flooding the town. |
Domingo Garcia, left, and Dio Nisio Reyes, right, wait as Salvador Contreras fills gallon jugs of water in anticipation of the rising Guadalupe River contaminating Victoria's water supply. |
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| The Guadalupe River overflowed its banks by miles in the Victoria area, destroying homes and memories of many Victoria residents. |
Victoria residents converged in masses on local grocery stores buying up all of the bottled water, ice, batteries and candles as more intense warnings came from city officials about the potential loss of electricity. |
As anticipated, the Central Power and Light power plant located on the north bank of the Guadalupe River flooded, causing a shut down of power to the downtown area of Victoria, Texas. |
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