Texas floods update from Kerrville
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KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens of young campers and scores of others in Kerr County on the Fourth of July.
Most summers, Kerrville, Texas, draws crowds for its July 4 celebration. This year, the streets are filled with emergency responders.
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
Many Catholics in the region have been stepping up to help, converging on Notre Dame Parish in Kerrville, located in the hardest-hit community along the Guadalupe River.
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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.
More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
The search for missing bodies continues along Texas’ Guadalupe River after catastrophic and deadly flooding killed at least 108 people following a torrential downpour Thursday evening into early Friday.
Meteorologists say incredible amounts of moisture in the air fueled a storm that barely moved over central Texas, creating conditions for fatal flash floods.