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The Fourth of July flooding had an outsized effect not just on the Hill Country but also on rain-starved Texas cities like San Antonio and Austin.
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.
Scorching heat and blazing sun will challenge recovery efforts in Texas’ flood-ravaged Hill Country as the region settles into a more typical July weather pattern.
The Fourth of July flooding had an outsized effect not just on the Hill Country but also on rain-starved Texas cities like San Antonio and Austin.
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USA TODAY Touchdown Wire on MSNJ.J., Kealia Watt donate to local restaurant feeding Texas Hill Country flood respondersJJ and Kealia Watt are giving back to the state that molded their careers following the devestation from the Texas Hill Counrty flooding
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The Texas Tribune on MSNPhotos: After Texas Hill Country flood, grief and recovery take holdAfter the tragic flooding in Kerr County, our photographers were there to document a battered but resilient community.
Hundreds prayed, wept and held one another at a Texas prayer service for the 120 people who died in catastrophic flash floods and the many more reported missing. While search crews and volunteers pushed ahead with recovering those unaccounted for,
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNThese graphics show the scope of Texas’ Hill Country floodsThese maps and charts show the scale and intensity of the Hill Country floods and highlight Camp Mystic’s proximity to high-risk flood zones.
Longtime Kerrville resident and singer Robert Earl Keen’s benefit concert for the Texas Hill Country’s flood victims and survivors has been scheduled for