摘要: |
Fort Hood is the Army's largest active-duty armored post in the United States Armed Forces. Seven paved roads and 29 unpaved military vehicle trails, or tank trails, cross these creeks at low water crossings. During periods of heavy rainfall, the roadway becomes dangerous, and it puts soldiers and civilians at risk of drowning. On April 11, 2017, flash flood waters washed a private vehicle off Turkey Run Road and into Clear Creek after severe weather dumped 8 inches of rain on Fort Hood over a day and a half. During a search operation, a diver from an area police department sustained injuries. Both the motorist and diver died because of the incident. A year earlier, powerful currents overtopped a midwater crossing on Fort Hood, sweeping an Army Light Medium Tactical Vehicle into Owl Creek, overturning, and submerging it in seven feet of water, and killing nine of the 12 Soldiers on board. |