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Kerr County In Texas Is One Of The Driest Places In US

The New York Times · 51m

Texas County Flagged Need for Flood Alarm Months Before Tragedy

Kerr County repeatedly failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.

Photos show the trail of destruction in the aftermath of flooding in Kerr County, Texas

Days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, search-and-rescue teams are using heavy equipment to untangle and peel away layers of trees, unearth large rocks in riverbanks and move massive piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for the missing people.

My NBC5 on MSN · 3h

Kerr County, Texas, flood maps reveal Camp Mystic and two others in high-risk zones

The number of people reported missing in Kerr County, Texas, as a result of last week’s flash floods continues to soar. Authorities say search teams combing through the debris and destruction there are looking for more than 160 people who disappeared in the raging waters.

Texas flooding live updates

Texas flooding live updates: Death toll at 120 as search continues for the missing

Over 100 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

USA TODAY · 4h

Texas flood deaths rise to 120; search for missing enters seventh day: Live updates

At least 119 people have been found dead in nearly a week since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-five of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least three dozen children.

CBS News · 57m

Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll climbs

Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

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Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows

At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1h

Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...

15mon MSN

Flooded Texas county planned to start developing monitoring system in mid-July

Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a ...

23hon MSN

A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1m for flood warning system near camps

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended ...

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Texas flash flooding: What we know, where it's happening, when storms could end

More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.

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A flood killed his entire family in 2015. Now he has joined the search in Texas.

Jonathan McComb was the sole family member to survive a Texas flooding in 2015. Now, he's in Kerrville searching for victims ...

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20-month-old Austin boy among victims of Kerr County flooding, family confirms

A 20-month-old Austin boy died in the Kerr County flash flood after his family’s home was engulfed by water, a family member ...

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