Search For Texas Flood Victims Paused
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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.
Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.
Kerr County authorities issued a new Guadalupe River evacuation notice and suspended search operations as more heavy rains inundated the area early
As search and recovery efforts continue following the deadly floods, NWS warns of isolated flash floods due to the possibility of heavy rain this weekend.⛈️
A memorial service was held in Kerr County, Texas on Friday to honor the victims and those still missing from flooding that recently struck the region.
The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.
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 government overspending.
Kerr County 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.