US EditionDeath Toll from Texas Floods Nears 70, Including 21 Children
- Severe staffing shortages in the National Weather Service's Texas offices contributed to inadequate communication and preparations for floods, resulting in at least 70 deaths, including 21 children, as reported by Christopher Flavelle of The New York Times.
- Affected areas included Kerr County, where officials blamed the National Weather Service for underestimating rainfall forecasts, which caused significant devastation, according to Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas officials.
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Search teams scour Texas flood zone for dozens missing; 78 confirmed dead
By Evan Garcia
The Northern Virginia Daily
Daily Progress Jacksonville, TXThe places where deadly Texas floodwaters have killed more than 80 people
Searchers used helicopters, boats and drones to search for victims in flash floods that tore across Texas’s Hill Country at the start of the Fourth of July weekend. The known toll Sunday reached more than 80 people, with an untallied…
National Weather Service defends its flood warnings amid fresh scrutiny of Trump staff cuts
Fatal floods in Texas that left thousands scrambling for safety with little warning have sparked a fresh round of scrutiny of Trump administration cuts to the National Weather Service
Exclusive | New Jersey native on first rescue mission with Coast Guard helps save 165 Texas flood victims: ‘American hero’
Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan is already being hailed an "American hero" after his very first mission -- helping to save the lives of 165 Texas flash-flood victims.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a natural disaster emergency statement this Sunday to address the emergency caused by the floods in Texas, where the number of deaths—encrypted this Sunday in 78—continues to rise as search and rescue efforts progress. “These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, many lives have been lost and many more are still missing,” wrote the president on his account of the Truth Social platform, announcing the d…
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