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At least 161 are still unaccounted for after the July Fourth floods that saw the waters of the Guadalupe rise to historic levels in Central Texas, officials with Kerr County said Friday. Authorities have confirmed 103 deaths, 36 of whom are children.
Volunteer operations have been suspended in Kerr County as heavy rainfall has triggered flash flood warnings. Highway 39 has also been closed to all travelers besides first responders and Kerr County residents. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.
The latest death count from the July 4 flash flood event in Texas is up to 129 with more than 170 people still missing. Sunday morning recovering efforts were suspended in Kerr County due to heavy rainfall and a new flash flood warning issued for several areas in the Hill Country
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Emergency crews suspended the search for flooding victims in central Texas due to new flood warnings and the risk of the Guadalupe River flooding, after a disaster claimed over 129 lives.
As search and recovery efforts continue following the deadly floods, NWS warns of isolated flash floods due to the possibility of heavy rain this weekend.⛈️
Searches were suspended and a new flash flood warning was issued in Kerrville and Kerr County, Texas, on July 13 in the wake of the flooding that struck the area last week on July 4. The warning was downgraded to a flood watch hours later.
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
Jacque White and her five children escaped the rising waters of the Guadalupe River just in time. Now they have to rebuild.