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In deadly Texas floods, one town had what some didn't: A wailing warning siren

Emergency officials are starting to focus on alert systems as they search for answers about how the flash flooding swept away so many.

The Associated Press on MSN · 38m

Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 flood

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.

The Washington Post · 9h

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 about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fo

Death toll in U.S. Texas flash floods climbs to 109

NBC News · 7h

Texas floods live updates: Death toll surpasses 100, at least 160 missing

Follow live updates on the Texas floods, where the death toll has surpassed 100, including Camp Mystic counselors and campers.

ABC News on MSN · 10h

Texas flooding live updates: Over 170 missing, Abbott says blame is for 'losers'

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

Reuters on MSN · 17h

Texas floods death toll creeps up as search and rescue continues

Torrential rains before dawn on Friday deluged the Guadalupe River, which burst its banks and killed dozens of people, leaving behind mangled piles of debris, trees and cars.

Texas father searches for son

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

Search continues for Texas flood victims as over 160 remain missing

HUNT, Texas — As the search in Texas continued Wednesday for more than 160 people believed to be missing days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people, the full extent of the catastrophe had yet to be revealed as officials warned that unaccounted victims could still be found amid the massive piles of debris that stretch for miles.

NPR · 33m

In Texas, a major search effort is being led by the father of a flood victim

In Kerr County, Texas, Thad Heartfield is leading nearly 100 volunteers searching for flood victims. For him, this mission is personal. His son and three of his son's friends disappeared in the flood.

ABC News on MSN · 7h

Texas father searches for son as Hill Country floods claim over 100 lives

Thad Heartfield has worn the same clothes since July 4, when his son Aiden, 22, along with Aiden's girlfriend, Ella, and their friends, were swept away in flash floods that devastated Kerr County, Texas.

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Kerr County authorities discussed warning systems at least 20 times since 1987

Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, ...

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Texas flood recovery efforts face tough conditions as local officials face hard questions

Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered the hard-hit central ...

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Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

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Days after Texas floods, at least 161 people are still missing in one county

Governor Greg Abbott said search and rescue efforts would continue in the wake of the deadly floods "until this job is ...

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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 ...

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Country music star planning benefit for Texas flood relief: ‘My daughters attended summer camp there’

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has established the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to support local ...

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 ...

10h

Texas officials pressed about lack of county-wide siren warning system

Texas Governor Greg Abbott says at least 109 people are dead and 161 people are still missing due to the catastrophic ...

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