Dozens of alligators are on the loose after floodwater from Tropical Depression Imelda inundated a Texas city

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• The Washington Post reported that dozens of alligators went missing from Gator Country, a rescue alligator sanctuary, after Imelda dumped 43 inches of rain along the Texas coast.
• Big Tex, a 14-foot, 1,000 pound alligator, and three dozen other gators went missing from their pens as the sanctuary was inundated by a torrential downpour. Big Tex was found near a pond on the sanctuary's 15-acre property on Friday afternoon.
• The sanctuary still remains at only 80 percent capacity, The Post reported. Warner told The Post that the missing gators are "mostly just three-, four- and five-footers."
• Apart from missing alligators, Tropical Depression Imelda largely impacted the day-to-day life of many residents along the Texas coast, as waters from the storm flooded homes and streets.
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As the floodwater of Tropical Depression Imelda receded earlier this week, residents of Beaumont, Texas, are finding all kinds of debris around the city, which could include dozens of alligators.

The Washington Post reported that dozens of alligators went missing from Gator Country, a rescue alligator sanctuary — including the nation's largest captive alligator — after Imelda dumped 43 inches of rain along the Texas coast.

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