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Texas officials won’t say whether emergency alert officer was awake during deadly flooding

Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha was unable to answer direct questions about who was in charge and whether they were asleep early Friday morning when the Guadalupe River burst its banks.

WPXI · 15m

Officials push away questions about lack of widespread warnings before deadly Texas floods

Officials leading the search for victims of the devastating flooding in Texas pushed away intensifying questions about who was responsible for monitoring the weather that killed more than 100 people a

ABC News on MSN · 9h

Hard-hit Texas county had no flood warning sirens despite years of discussions

State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending flash flooding.

Texas floods death count surpasses 100

The Center Square on MSN · 2h

Death count up to 87 in Kerr County, officials won’t say why no warning was given

There are 87 confirmed deaths in Kerr County as of Tuesday morning, Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference, where he and others were grilled about the county’s failure to issue an evacuation order.

Reuters · 2d

Death toll in Texas' Kerr County rises to 59, sheriff says

Larry Leitha, the Kerr County Sheriff in Texas Hill Country, the epicenter of the catastrophic flooding in Texas, said on Sunday (July 6) that the death toll in Kerr County had reached 59, including the 21 children.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 19h

Texas floods death count surpasses 100 as recovery efforts continue

Camp Mystic says it’s grieving 27 campers and counselors. At least two dozen people were reported missing across the region Monday, though it is not clear how many people in total are still unaccounted for.

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CBS News · 1h

Texas flooding victims include 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors, camp confirms

At least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic in Texas have died in devastating flash flooding that swept through the region, the camp announced. At least 109 people have died in the flooding that struck Texas Hill Country on Friday.

KBTX News 3 · 1h

Young camper with ties to Aggieland confirmed among the victims of Texas floods

The family of 8-year-old Blakely McCrory has confirmed the heartbreaking news that she was among those who lost their lives.

SFGate · 1d

The Latest: Camp mourns loss of 27 in Texas flash floods that killed dozens

A July Fourth weekend deluge in Texas caused catastrophic flash flooding that has killed more than 80 people. Camp Mystic in Kerr County says Monday morning that it is “grieving the loss” of

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Texas flooding live updates: Officials grilled about response as death toll rises

Over 100 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the ...

Here are the North Texas flood victims and what we know about them

Severe flooding in Central Texas claimed at least 82 lives and left at least 41 missing across the state, officials said ...

Rescue teams find three more bodies after central Texas floods

The death toll in Kerr County crept up to 87 on Tuesday as search and rescue teams recovered three more bodies in the ...

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'Entirely preventable': Drone collides with emergency helicopter in Kerr County

The announcement comes after a private drone collided with a helicopter that was conducting emergency operations in Kerr ...

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Death toll in devastating Texas flash floods climbs to at least 109, dozens still missing

At least 109 people are dead and dozens are still missing after devastating flash floods slammed Texas Hill Country, with ...

Sheriff says 11 campers are still missing after powerful floods inundated central Texas

The grueling, desperate search for 27 missing girls stretched into a third day on Sunday after raging floodwaters surged into ...

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How to report people missing in catastrophic Kerr County flooding

Here's how the Kerr County sheriff says families can report people still missing in the catastrophic flooding along the ...

‘It was like a dam broke’: Kerr County flood survivors begin recovery process

James Forster lives near the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. On Friday morning, he came to check on a friend’s house along ...

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