Historic rainfall fell last week in Central Texas, with the Guadalupe River rising 25 feet in 45 minutes around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4. At least 84 of the confirmed fatalities are in Kerr County, Texas, including at least 27 at Camp Mystic, a summer camp along the river. Last week, Mr. Trump signed a disaster declaration for the region.

The number of missing people is expected to be higher, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said, as thousands were in the Texas Hill Country celebrating Independence Day weekend when the flood

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