Trump Will Visit Texas to Survey Flood Damage
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At least 120 people have been found dead since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-six of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children.
Multiple parts of Central Texas, including Kerr County, were shocked by flash floods Friday when the Guadalupe River and others rose rapidly.
Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.
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A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.
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More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
Texas officials face questions over who monitored weather and warned of floodwaters heading toward camps and homes.
A United Cajun Navy commander leads flood recovery efforts in his hometown of Kerrville, Texas, where 121 people died in catastrophic flooding.
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The Trump administration isn’t backing away from its pledges to shutter the Federal Emergency Management Agency and return disaster response to the states.