A retired nurse, her son and a family friend were lucky to survive last week’s flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people.

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They were preparing to spend days on the roof, conserving their water, peanuts and the flashlight's battery, switching it on only every so often to check the river level.

A Texas family clung to life on their roof, capturing the terrifying flooding in photos and video ...