The Latest Breaking News from Kerr County

Several hundred people gathered at Tivy High School’s stadium in Kerr County, Texas, to mourn the victims of the catastrophic flash floods that hit the region and to honor the many still missing. The vigil Wednesday included tributes to Camp Mystic, where 27 campers and counselors died.

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County, Texas

County officials had pressed the state for flood warning systems for nearly a decade but without luck.

Amid cleanup efforts, residents and news outlets question the government’s pre-flooding alarm and warning systems

In Kerr County alone, 94 victims, roughly a third of whom are children, have been recovered as of Tuesday – at least 161 people remain unaccounted for, say officials

Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.

The search is continuing for more than 160 people believed to be missing in Texas days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.

Questions mounting about what, if any, actions local US officials took to warn campers and residents.

More than 100 people have died in devastating flash floods in Kerr County, Texas. But what caused this extreme weather, and will events like this get more common?