US EditionDeath toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100
- Catastrophic flooding struck central Texas over the July Fourth weekend, killing more than 100 people and devastating Kerr County camps and communities.
- The flooding resulted from an intense downpour, equivalent to months of rain, despite multiple warnings issued by the National Weather Service starting Thursday.
- Camp Mystic, a century-old all-girls summer camp in Kerr County, lost 27 campers and counselors after a wall of water slammed cabins along the Guadalupe River, and search efforts continue for missing people statewide.
- Governor Greg Abbott reported 41 people unaccounted for across Texas on Sunday, and search-and-rescue crews directed over 1,000 volunteers amid difficult terrain, while officials vowed to review the emergency response.
- President Donald Trump declared Kerr County a major disaster area, said he plans to visit, and stated he does not intend to rehire federal meteorologists fired this year amid government spending cuts.
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More than 100 people lost their lives, including 28 children from a Christian holiday centre, in these catastrophic floods. According to the New York Times, many of the jobs of the National Weather Service in Texas were without holders, and the warning systems were failing in this very tax-friendly state.
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More than 100 people have now lost their lives after areas in Texas were hit by flooding on Friday.
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