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Kerr County flood deaths surpass 100

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Latest Kerr County updates: Flooding possibility threatens 10th day of searches, community unites at memorial sites
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.

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Death toll from flooding in Kerr County climbs to 103 as search efforts in central Texas continue
LIVE UPDATES: Kerr County flood deaths surpass 100 as search for missing continues

Texas leads nation in flood deaths

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Texas flooding death toll rises; new flood watch in effect
Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.

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Texas leads nation in flood deaths due to geography, size and population
Flood survivor and veteran details experience in Texas flood

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Why did the Guadalupe River flood so fast? What to know about Texas' 'Flash Flood Alley'
The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called "Flash Flood Alley."

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Maps show where devastating flash flooding hit Texas, including Camp Mystic
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Flash flooding claimed more than 100 lives in Central Texas. Here’s what we know about the victims
Plans for Guadalupe River flood monitoring system were scheduled to get underway in mid-July
Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a ...
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Guadalupe River flood: How to help and how to find help
The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that 'no additional in-kind donations (clothing, food, ...
Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood
In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions ...
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Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?
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 ...
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Live updates: At least 94 people died in Guadalupe River flood; at least 22 more in Central Texas floods
Also: San Antonio mourned the victims in a Travis Park vigil; UTSA said one of its teachers died in the Guadalupe River flood ...
Kerr County asked Texas to help pay for a flood warning system for 8 years. Can it happen now?
Kerr County and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority have tried several times to get funding to upgrade flood alerts on the ...
The Guadalupe River long has been a haven of adventure and joy. After deadly flooding, it’s a source of grief with an uncertain future
With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a ...
God and the Guadalupe long reigned over Texas Hill Country. Now grief permeates.
The storied Guadalupe River meanders through this Texas Hill Country town and into the unincorporated parts of Kerr County ...
'I feel heaviness, but I also feel hope': Vigil offers prayers, community to those affected by Guadalupe River floods
The most powerful thing that I can do, is come up here and intercede with prayer for these families, that are hurting beyond ...