US Edition911 calls from Texas floods reveal chaotic and desperate pleas for rescues
Kerrville Police released 435 unredacted 911 calls from July 4 floods that killed 136 people, revealing panic and desperate pleas during the disaster, officials said.
- The Kerrville Police Department announced it will release the unredacted 911 calls from the catastrophic July 4 floods in the Hill Country to comply with Freedom of Information Act requests from eight media outlets.
- More than 100 people, including 25 children and two counselors from Camp Mystic, died in Kerr County during the deadly floods on the Guadalupe River.
- The police department acknowledged that the release of the recordings and the media coverage may be highly distressing, and advised that local resources are available for support at www.kerrtogether.com.
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In the US, 911 calls from people caught in severe flooding in Kerr County in July have been released. The cries for help are heartbreaking and paint a picture of how quickly the flash floods must have developed. Ultimately, at least 136 people lost their lives to the natural disaster, 117 of them in Kerr County alone.
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Texas flooding 911 calls from hard-hit Kerr County released: 'Distressing'
"We want to caution the public that what you will hear on these calls is distressing," Kerrville Police Chief Chris McCall said in a video message.
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