Trump's FEMA chief drops in on Texas flood zone
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The H2i Lab recreated a map of the Kerr County floods, showing how high the water levels got at certain times during the morning of July Fourth.
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.
FEMA was activated after Trump signed a Major Disaster Declaration for Kerr County, where 59 people were killed by flash floods.
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KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County leaders debated the issue of installing emergency sirens along the Guadalupe River nearly a decade ago, but one former official said there was pushback from some residents.
Colorado has sent Task Force 1 to Kerr County, Texas, to assist in searches and cleanup efforts along the Guadalupe River.
More than 130 people are dead after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that began early on the Fourth of July.
A vigil for those who lost their lives in the flooding in the Texas Hill Country was held in Fort Worth on Monday.
Heavy rain and a new wave of flooding in central Texas on Sunday prompted swift water rescues and hampered the grim search for victims of the deluge that swept through the region more than a week ago,