110 dead in Texas, 161 missing in Kerr County
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Death toll rises to 120 as Camp Mystic cabins ‘found to be in extremely hazardous’ flood zone - At least 161 people remain missing in the state of Texas, including six from the all-girls summer camp
Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many rural Texas counties, cost was an issue.
The couple is survived by three children, Ethan, Austin and Addison, two of whom were rescued from the flooding. Linnie attended Casis Elementary in Austin. The 8-year-old loved dance and gymnastics, her dad Michael told Fox News.
Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.
SAN ANTONIO — Five days after the waters of the Guadalupe River rose and overwhelmed much of Kerr Country on July Fourth, search and recovery efforts continue as the community picks up the pieces of one of the state's worst natural disasters in years.
As calls for accountability continue surrounding the deadly flood in Kerr County, state inspection reports show a recent history of safety compliance at a girls’ summer camp that has become the
Many camps in the Guadalupe river region are adjacent or are partially inside high-risk flood zones, according to maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be better than installing new flood sirens.
Officials in Kerr County, Texas -- where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding -- had discussed installing a flood warning system along the banks of the Guadalupe River,
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