Search efforts continue in Texas
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Follow along for developments on the July Fourth floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County and Central Texas.
Texans unite to mourn and search for victims after floods in Kerr County claim 135 lives, as over 2,100 responders join recovery efforts.
Austin sits within "Flash Flood Alley," a region that has claimed many lives over the decades. The July 4 weekend floods were the deadliest in the area since the Highland Lakes were constructed in the 1930s.
Even as missing-persons searches continue, some law firms are making pitches to victims to sue “all parties responsible.” Not everyone agrees on that approach.
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"Climate scientists warned of worsening floods, and local officials knew the risk but decided $1 million was too high a price," columnist Chris Tomlinson writes.
This map shows where camps along the Guadalupe River were impacted by the July 4 flood. Meteorologists Pat Cavlin and Kim Castro detail how it all happened.
Crews have searched “from the headwaters of the Guadalupe River to Canyon Lake and back,” and continue the “intensive search operations.”
The Guadalupe River flooded early on Friday, July 4, as heavy rains prompted evacuations in the area. Emergency responders are frantically searching for several residents, and children from nearby summer camps are missing.
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Explore three decades of Guadalupe River Basin flood data by county with our interactive, searchable database.
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Texas officials confirmed that 25 girls at Camp Mystic in Kerr County went missing after the Guadalupe River rose more than 20 feet in less than two hours.
Sunday morning recovering efforts were suspended in Kerr County due to heavy rainfall and a new flash flood warning issued for the Hill Country.