US EditionDeath Toll from Texas Floods Nears 70, Including 21 Children
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY, KERR COUNTY, JUL 7 – More than 850 people were rescued after the Guadalupe River surged over eight meters, causing one of Texas’s deadliest floods with at least 70 fatalities and many still missing.
- As storms stalled, rain totals exceeded forecasts, with Dalton Rice noting skies 'dumped more rain than what was forecasted.'
- Forecasters warn that the risk of catastrophic flooding and heavy rain in Texas Hill Country remains high, threatening communities as rescue efforts continue.
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Search for flood victims
KERRVILLE, Texas — More heavy rains Sunday in Texas paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and led to high-water rescues elsewhere as officials warned that the downpours could again cause waterways to surge.
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Q2 Top Stories and Weather for Tuesday, July 8Former Montana resident going home to Texas to help flood victims Former Montana resident going home to Texas to help flood victimsAt least 100 people are dead in Texas after catastrophic flash flooding, with many of those being children.Dozens are still missing, including 10 girls from a summer camp.For John Johnson, this tragic flooding is hitting way too close to home.He's originally from Montana …
Central Texas flooding damage at Camp Mystic | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
Fatalities have been reported across six counties. Most of the deaths happened in Kerr County. At least 10 girls from Camp Mystic are still missing. Officials say crews were able to rescue more than 850 people over the holiday weekend.
Central Texas is known by water officials as a “flash flood valley.” Despite frequent flooding, Kerr County has no warning system, and the weather service has been cut, making matters worse. A photo report from the scene of the flash floods that killed at least 91 people, including 28 children.
In the early hours of July 4, floods razed Hill Country, a region in central Texas also known as the "Callejón de las Inundaciones Repentinas." Its propensity to high levels of rain, combined with a thin soil, exposed rocky bed and rugged terrain, makes it especially vulnerable. Rain is channeled through the mountainous terrain and canyons to the valleys of the region. At 1 a.m. on Friday, the Meteorological Service said that a very dangerous su…
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