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Texts among Kerr County officials show confusion about missing campers during July 4 floods

Hundreds of newly released messages add more detail to the devastating timeline of the deadly floods.

The Texas Tribune

Top two Kerr County emergency officials say they were asleep as July 4 floods struck

Their statements to state legislators marked the first time county officials have spoken publicly about what they were doing the morning of the disaster that killed more than 100 people in the county.

The Texas Tribune

Officials say at least 100 people still missing after July Fourth floods; recovery efforts could take months

At least 132 people have died. State and local leaders say getting an exact figure of the missing is difficult because so many people were visiting the Guadalupe River on the holiday weekend.

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Search for flood victims slowed by mountains of debris as thousands descend on Kerr County to assist

Crews are using construction equipment to clear vehicles, trees and homes in a race to locate more than 170 people still missing since Friday’s devastating flood.

The Texas Tribune

Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 flood

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

The Independent UK

Death Toll In Texas Floods Climbs To 108, With More Rain Expected

Hundreds of rescuers on Tuesday continued their search for people swept away by catastrophic Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, officials said, amid threats of more heavy rain.

International Business Times

Texas floods: more than 100 people dead and at least 161 still missing

Texas governor Greg Abbott said many people staying in state’s Hill Country still unaccounted for as questions mount over official response to disaster

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Death toll from Texas floods rises to 82, dozens still missing

At least 41 people still missing as officials face questions about why warnings did not reach hard-hit Kerr County.

Al Jazeera

Search for missing Texas children continues as toll from floods rises to 67

Authorities in US state face questions about whether they issued proper warnings before rain-fuelled flooding.

Al Jazeera

Photos of flooded Texas Hill Country, a region dotted with century-old summer camps

Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said.

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