Kerr County, flood and Texas
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As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.
As of the end of the day Tuesday, there were still five Camp Mystic campers and one counselor unaccounted for, with identification pending for 19 adults and seven children. Another child not associated with the camp is also missing.
TEGNA Texas created a new charitable fund raising money to support people impacted by devastating floods in Central Texas.
At least 120 people have died and some 173 people remain unaccounted for statewide, nearly a week after flash floods ravaged the Texas Hill Country.
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Kerr County, Texas and national search and rescue operations will continue Monday around the Guadalupe River, where families wait for news of their loved ones.
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Amid the Lone Star State's historic floods, the Trump administration is retreating from disaster preparedness.
The high death toll from the July 4 Kerr County, Texas flood has prompted questions about flood preparation around the country. The National Weather Service says Western Washington is one of the most flood-prone regions in the United States.
Major I-95 cities -- Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia -- could be impacted as heavy downpours could bring 2-3 inches of rainfall per hour over already saturated soils, which could easily cause flash flooding.