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A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNOfficials say at least 100 people still missing after July Fourth floods; recovery efforts could take monthsAt least 132 people have died. State and local leaders say getting an exact figure of the missing is difficult because so many people were visiting the Guadalupe River on the holiday weekend.
Gov. Greg Abbott toured the Sandy Creek area near Leander, where some residents had been stranded since flood waters heavily damaged a bridge there on
State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas Hill Country floods: What we know so farMany questions remain about how storms caught off guard an area prone to flooding and led to the second deadliest flood in Texas history. Here’s what we know. Flooding death toll increases to 132;
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KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescue crews in Texas kept a wary eye on river levels Monday, hoping to resume the search for people still missing from catastrophic flooding that pummeled the central part of the state earlier this month and killed at least 132 people.
The story said the girl "vanished just hours before historic floods slammed into Texas, but when rescuers finally found her, she wasn't alone."
Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 people.