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The catastrophic Central Texas floods have claimed at least 121 lives and left 173 missing, as a report reveals that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system.
The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.
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 Fourth.
Jane Ragsdale ran the Heart O' the Hills camp for girls in Kerr County. The camp was between sessions when the deluge hit. The only person killed there was Ragsdale.
At least 118 people are dead after heavy rain led to devastating flooding in Texas. Kerr County was hit the hardest, with at least 95 deaths, including 36 children. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for the county and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the ground there.
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NewsNation on MSN‘We’ll be back,’ says manager of Kerr County’s historic Hunt StoreK ERR COUNTY, Texas ( NewsNation) — The manager of Kerr County ’s historic Hunt Store says she has “no doubt” the community icon will be rebuilt after being destroyed in recent flooding.
The Hunt Store was badly damaged by the Texas floods, but the owner vows to rebuild the landmark where Kinky Friedman and other music stars performed.
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New audio reveals what Kerr County first responders were hearing and acting on during the critical first few hours of the devastating floods. | Click to listen
Satellite imagery of Camp Mystic and other areas along the Guadalupe River shows the devastating aftermath of the Fourth of July floods in Texas.
HUNT, Texas (KXAN) — The flooding on Independence Day destroyed a historic business in Kerr County. The Hunt Store isn’t just a shop. It’s a restaurant. A music venue. A gathering place.
Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,