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Texas, Flash Flood

The Washington Post · 1h

Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fo

This Texas county asked for disaster resilience help. The flood came first.

Flooding is a fact of life in Texas Hill Country, a region home to a flood-prone corridor known as “Flash Flood Alley.” Judge Rob Kelly, the top elected official in Kerr County, said as much on Sunday.

NBC News on MSN · 59m

Texas officials give few answers to growing questions about response to deadly floods

Kerr County officials say they are still focused mainly on the search for survivors with hundreds still missing and weren't yet examining how the emergency response unfolded.

Camp Mystic, Texas flooding

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 1d

Camp Mystic confirms 27 deaths, 11 still missing after deadly Texas flooding: What we know

The girls summer camp devastated by the Kerr County flood reports the death toll has risen to 27. Here's what we know about Camp Mystic.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1h

Texas flood live updates: Death toll rises to 109; 161 missing in devastation

At least 30 children were among those killed in the county, Sheriff Larry Leitha said in an update Tuesday morning. Five Mystic campers and one counselor remain unaccounted for, said Leitha,

Texas flooding: Victims of Camp Mystic

As rescuers continue to look for children still missing from Camp Mystic, FOX's Shaun Rabb has more on the young victims who lost their lives this weekend, and the camp director who lost his life trying to save theirs.

The Texas Tribune on MSN3h

Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they ...

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Kerr County was aware of flooding issues in 2016. A former commissioner explains why sirens weren't installed.

Former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser said in 2016 their flood warning system was "marginal at best." Still, the county ...

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Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for more than 160 missing people as death toll climbs

Five days after deadly floods struck central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still ...

25mon MSN

Southeast Texas man joins Kerr County flood search amid hopes and heartbreak

Richie Devillier and his wife rushed to Kerrville early Friday morning after receiving a message from the mother of Joyce ...

14hon MSN

Some former Texas county officials thought informal phone calls, not sirens, would be sufficient in a flood

Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be ...

3hon MSN

The Perils of the Texas-Flood Blame Game

In other words, we keep playing a game of chance with forces indifferent to us—until we are finally reminded of the cost of ...

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Texas dad refused to let go of ‘his babies’ during flood — and all were swept away, witness says

My husband was in the water trying to ask them, ‘Please throw me your baby!’ The man was holding tight to his babies, and he ...

16hon MSN

Hard-hit Texas county had no flood warning sirens despite years of discussions

State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending ...

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