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Anheuser-Busch aiding flood relief efforts in Texas, Oklahoma with 50K cans of water

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a quote from the brewery. 

Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch is adding to flood relief efforts by shipping 50,000 cans of drinking water to Texas and Oklahoma.

NBC News reports Anheuser-Busch stopped beer production at its facility in Cartersville, Georgia on Wednesday to package cans of water for the American Red Cross. About 2,000 cases of water are en route and will be delivered to hard-hit areas in the next couple days.

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"Relief workers and people in the community are in need of drinking water as they work to recover from the storms, and this is one way Anheuser-Busch can help our friends and neighbors," Rob Haas, senior general manager of Anheuser-Busch Brewery at Cartersville, said in a statement.

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Jordan Scott, spokesman for the Red Cross, said the organization is still determining which areas need the relief the most.

Commuters stranded on northbound Loop 12 at I-30 Friday morning. Heavy rain overnight...
Commuters stranded on northbound Loop 12 at I-30 Friday morning. Heavy rain overnight Thursday cause widespread flooding across D-FW.(Brandon Formby / Staff)

"Oklahoma and Texas are in an unprecedented situation," Scott told NBC. "There are a lot of folks in need and everyone's coming forward to help out."

North Texas received another historic amount of rain Thursday night, nearly seven inches in areas such as Collin County. The Trinity River stood at 39.37 feet Friday morning, almost 10 feet above flood stage.

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Last weekend, South and Central Texas were hit with the brunt of storms that ravished communities in Houston and Wimberley (outside of Austin). The storms have reportedly killed at least 21 people in Texas and Oklahoma, and several others have been reported missing.