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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.
More than 2,100 searchers from a dozen Texas Counties, other states and Mexico are continuing recovery efforts to find more victims of the deadly flash flooding in central Texas.
Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.
A new report has found that officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use technology that would have sent lifesaving emergency messages to everyone in the vicinity of the Guadalupe River as it flood 4.
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
As the search for victims continues, county officials say "additional resources" are being deployed as the "mission efforts become more technical."
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Kerr County, Texas and national search and rescue operations will continue Monday around the Guadalupe River, where families wait for news of their loved ones.
At least 95 people — including 36 children — have been confirmed dead in Kerr County, visibly emotional Texas officials announced in a grim update Wednesday.
161. That’s the estimated number of people missing in Kerr County, Abbott said Tuesday. At least 10 people are missing in Travis County, while local officials have recovered who they believe to be the “last victim” in Williamson County, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Col. Freeman Martin.
A National Weather Service advisory warned of another 2-4 inches of rain falling in the region − and isolated areas could see 9-12 inches.