Kerr County, Texas and Flash flood
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Search and rescue efforts continue Tuesday as crews look for the dozens still missing from the July Fourth floods that devastated the Kerr County area. On Tuesday, Kerr County said that 107 people are confirmed dead in the county.
Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is among a group of people who have been bringing in crucial supplies after flooding devastated communities in central Texas last week.
As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.
As of Tuesday, July 15, a total of 107 bodies have been recovered in Kerr County, 70 adults and 37 children, officials told KSAT 12. Meanwhile, the number of missing stands at 97, the same number Gov. Greg Abbott reported on Monday, July 14. The number is a sharp decrease from the 161 reported missing in Kerr County alone.
The questions about a flood warning system before the deadly Central Texas floods continue. Some are shining the spotlight on a 2021 public meeting where county leaders debated whether to take $10 million from the Biden Administration, but what people are saying online and what actually happened are not the same.
Steve Edwards of Tom Green County died in Kerr County floods. His wife, Marilyn, was rescued and is recovering from injuries sustained in the tragic event.
There are no news reports that say Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said that he is applying for green cards for a Mexican rescue team that saved his family during the July 4 Texas floods. PolitiFact found no instances where he said that when we watched multiple press conferences about flooding recovery in Kerr County,
The death toll from the devastating floods that swept through Kerr County early Friday stands at 107 , officials said Tuesday.
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.
In the survey — which sampled 1,680 U.S. adults — 52% of respondents said that most of the deaths could have been prevented if the government had been more adequately prepared. Twenty-nine percent said the deaths were unavoidable, and 19% said they didn’t know.
A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.