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More than 130 people are dead after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that began early on the Fourth of July.
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.
By all accounts, forecasters provided adequate warning — the problem was communicating the danger to residents.
At least 135 people have been killed in catastrophic flash flooding across Texas, while at least eight others remain missing. Here’s what we know about the Central Texas flooding victims Deaths have been confirmed in six counties,
A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019.
The Economist/YouGov poll surveyed nearly 1,680 U.S. adults this week, and 52% blamed lack of government preparation for most of the deaths, mainly centered in Kerr County along the Guadalupe River.