Dangerous flooding was occurring in Texas in the early hours of Saturday, as gushing waters closed the interstate between Dallas and Houston and caused a freight train to completely derail and overturn.
A creek that broke its banks near Corsicana in the north of the state swept away train tracks in the night, causing a Union Pacific freight train to collapse into the flood waters around 3.30am a spokesman for the rail company said. The two crew members were forced to swim to safety.
More than 16in of rain fell Friday in the Corsicana area as the outer reaches of hurricane Patricia, which made landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico, were felt across the south-central US. The rain was still heavy and steady as Saturday began.
Parts of Louisiana, southern Oklahoma and Arkansas were under flash flood alert and torrential, relentless rain was expected to persist through Saturday and in some cases into Monday.
One man was missing in the San Antonio area of Texas, after entering a ditch of swift flood water in attempt to rescue his dog.
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