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officials face questions over flood warning system

Texas flood recovery efforts face tough conditions as local officials face hard questions

Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered the hard-hit central Texas communities on the fifth day after devastating floods killed more than 100.

USA Today · 17m

Kerr County, Texas, officials questioned on emergency warnings in flooding disaster

Kerr County officials stressed that their priority is search and rescue operations and avoided answering questions on the emergency warning system.

Houston Chronicle · 21h

Kerr County asked Texas to help pay for a flood warning system for 8 years. Can it happen now?

Kerr County and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority have tried several times to get funding to upgrade flood alerts on the river, dating back to 2016.

Texas, Mystic and campers

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1h

Texas flood responders keep searching for 10 Mystic campers, others after death toll rises to 84

A massive Texas search and cleanup effort was set to enter its fifth day Tuesday in response to Guadalupe River flooding that surged through the area on July 4.

KHOU · 5h

Texas flood death toll climbs past 100 as search continues for dozens still missing

KERRVILLE, Texas — The death toll from the devastating Fourth of July weekend flooding in Texas rose to at least 104 on Monday, with more victims feared missing as rescue teams continued combing through debris-filled rivers and flood-ravaged areas.

CBS News · 1h

Texas flooding victims include 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors, camp confirms

At least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic in Texas have died in devastating flash flooding that swept through the region, the camp announced. At least 109 people have died in the flooding that struck Texas Hill Country on Friday.

At least 80 dead in catastrophic Texas floods

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 2h

Hope of finding Texas flood survivors dims as search efforts go on

The storms that battered the Hill Country for the past four days began to lighten up, although isolated pockets of heavy rain were still possible.

The Washington Post · 1d

The Latest: Massive search for survivors underway after deadly Texas floods

A July Fourth weekend deluge in Texas caused catastrophic flash flooding that has killed at least 104 people. Camp Mystic in Kerr County says Monday morning that it is “grieving the loss” of 27 campers and counselors as the search continues for victims of the disaster.

CBS News · 7h

At least 104 dead and dozens still missing in Texas floods

Officials say they've found 84 bodies in Kerr County, Texas, and with more rain in the forecast, officials say the death toll is likely to rise. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.

Full press conference: Kerr County, Texas flood search and rescue update

Kerr County continues to search for people who are missing after deadly floods hit summer camps, homes and roads July 4.

Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

Local officials in one of the hardest-hit counties have still revealed little about what, if any, actions they took to ...

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Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

Reporters grill Kerr county officials over flood emergency alert system

During a press conference with officials of Kerr County, Texas, reporters asked tough questions about the handling of the ...

As search continues and death toll rises, North Texas mourns victims of catastrophic flood

People gathered on Sunday along the roadsides and churches across Kerrville to mourn the loss of lives and pray for the ones ...

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Some former Texas county officials thought informal phone calls, not sirens, would be sufficient in a flood

Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be ...

KSAT53m

Kerr County tragedy already one of the deadliest floods in Texas history

The loss of life is unimaginable. While we are still grappling with what happened, it’s important to understand the historic ...

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Texas dad refused to let go of ‘his babies’ during flood — and all were swept away, witness says

My husband was in the water trying to ask them, ‘Please throw me your baby!’ The man was holding tight to his babies, and he ...

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