Texas flooding death toll rises
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Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
At least 161 are still unaccounted for after the July Fourth floods that saw the waters of the Guadalupe rise to historic levels in Central Texas, officials with Kerr County said Friday. Authorities have confirmed 103 deaths, 36 of whom are children.
Crews continue searching for victims a day after Gov. Greg Abbott said as many as 161 people could still be missing.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott planned to make another visit Tuesday to Camp Mystic, the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp where at least 27 campers
At least 68 people, including 28 children, have died in flooding along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. Ten children from Camp Mystic remain
A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019.
Ground search operations were suspended Sunday in Kerr County, Texas, where crews have continued to look for those still lost after catastrophic July 4 flooding.
A National Weather Service advisory warned of another 2-4 inches of rain falling in the region − and isolated areas could see 9-12 inches.