Last Known Missing Person From Burnet County Is Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Chief, Sheriff Says
CENTRAL TEXAS, JUL 8 – Search-and-rescue efforts continue after flash floods caused a 26-foot river surge, leaving 109 dead and 161 missing in Kerr County, officials said.
- Devastating flash floods struck Texas' Hill Country on July 4, causing at least 109 confirmed deaths across six counties and leaving many missing.
- Officials reported 161 people missing in Kerr County, including campers and a child from Camp Mystic, while search efforts continued amid fading hopes for survivors.
- Teams from various states in the U.S. and from Mexico arrived Tuesday to assist local responders, despite challenges posed by adverse weather conditions and a recent collision between a helicopter and a drone.
- Governor Greg Abbott pledged to keep recovering every body and rebuilding, announced disaster unemployment assistance, and the University of Texas increased mental health support for affected communities.
- Texas lawmakers plan a special session on July 21 to investigate flood response and propose policies to improve emergency warning systems and community resilience.
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Texas flooding death toll and latest on Camp Mystic
Texas flooding death toll and latest on Camp Mystic
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full ArticleDeath toll from Texas flood hits triple digits as tally of missing tops 180
The death toll from the July 4 flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday to at least 109, many of them children, as search teams pressed on through mounds of mud-encrusted debris looking for scores of missing people.
·Johannesburg, South Africa
Read Full ArticleTexas region devastated by flooding shifts focus to recovery
Search teams continued to comb through large parts of central Texas in a bid to look for survivors, five days after historic floods in the area. No new survivors have been found in days. At least 109 people are confirmed dead, 94 of them in Kerr County. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports.
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