This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Julia McFarlane and in the early hours of Monday the 7th of July, these are our main stories.

The number of people killed by Friday's flash floods in central Texas is continuing to rise.

Nearly 80 deaths have been confirmed so far.

Israel says it's carried out airstrikes against Houthi targets at three ports in Yemen.

Officials in the Sudanese capital Khartoum say they found and buried the bodies of nearly 4,000 people

since the army recaptured the city in May.

Also in this podcast. Today, dimens, 6th, July, in May. Also in this podcast.

France's most successful ever TV quiz show contestant has finally been defeated after a two-year winning streak.

We begin to the US state of Texas, where rescue operations are continuing for the 41 missing

people after severe flooding. But the window for hope is fading four days in. Those living and camping along the Guadalupe River in Kerr

County came under a month's worth of rainfall in just a few hours on Friday morning, sweeping cars,

cabins and even houses underwater. As we record this podcast, the latest death toll stands

at nearly 80. Further storms look to make the rescue

operation even more difficult. But the state governor, Greg Abbott, says the authorities will not

give up. We continue 24-7 operations to search for anybody who was affected by that deadly storm.

I had the opportunity yesterday to visit

Cat Mystic and get to see firsthand what happened there as well as all the way downstream

after that. And it was nothing short of horrific. And we will remain 100% dedicated, searching

for every single one of the children, as well as anybody

else, to make sure that they're going to be recovered.

As the search continues for those who are missing, survivors of the floods are left to come

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