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Hundreds gather at high school to honor the 120 dead while 170 still remain missing - More than 170 people still missing in Kerr County and Texas Governor Greg Abbott fears more could soon be ‘added t
Heavy rain poured over the Texas Hill Country on Independence Day, with the flooding causing more than 100 deaths.Here's a timeline of the disaster:Tuesday, July 2On July 2, the Texas Division of Emergency Management said it activated "state emergency response resources in anticipation of increased threats of flooding in parts of West and Central Texas heading into the holiday weekend.
What were the National Weather Service forecasts? Why is it so hard to know where rain will fall? Did staff reductions at the weather service and other budget cuts by the Trump administration contribute to the catastrophe?
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Kerr County, Texas, lacked a “last mile” warning mechanism that could have saved residents before the deadly floods devastated the area, including a children’s summer camp, killing more than 80 people.
Kerr County has reported 28 adults and 15 children deceased, Travis County has counted four deaths, Kendall and Tom Green counties have confirmed one each, and the Burnet County Emergency Management coordinator said in a statement that two fatalities have been confirmed Saturday.