Kerr County, Texas and Flash flood
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Search and rescue efforts continue Tuesday as crews look for the dozens still missing from the July Fourth floods that devastated the Kerr County area. On Tuesday, Kerr County said that 107 people are confirmed dead in the county.
Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is among a group of people who have been bringing in crucial supplies after flooding devastated communities in central Texas last week.
As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.
The questions about a flood warning system before the deadly Central Texas floods continue. Some are shining the spotlight on a 2021 public meeting where county leaders debated whether to take $10 million from the Biden Administration, but what people are saying online and what actually happened are not the same.
As of Tuesday, July 15, a total of 107 bodies have been recovered in Kerr County, 70 adults and 37 children, officials told KSAT 12. Meanwhile, the number of missing stands at 97, the same number Gov. Greg Abbott reported on Monday, July 14. The number is a sharp decrease from the 161 reported missing in Kerr County alone.
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, the county’s top official, said during a county commissioners court meeting earlier Monday that local officials don’t know the exact number of how many visitors who traveled to the Guadalupe for the holiday weekend had been caught in the flood.
Steve Edwards of Tom Green County died in Kerr County floods. His wife, Marilyn, was rescued and is recovering from injuries sustained in the tragic event.
The death toll from the devastating floods that swept through Kerr County early Friday stands at 107 , officials said Tuesday.
Search efforts persist in Texas following devastating floods that claimed 132 lives, including campers at Camp Mystic.
A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.