Texas Hill Country, flood
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New flood warnings along Guadalupe River in Texas
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Search for flood victims paused
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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.
Torrential rain flooded creeks, streams and the Guadalupe River, where the water swelled more than 26 feet in 45 minutes.
A flood watch is in effect into July 15 for more than a dozen counties as saturated ground gets drenched again.
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Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a few weeks later.
Abbott listed that rescues took place in San Saba and Schleicher County, and evacuations occurred in Lampasas, Menard, Kimble and Sutton counties. A total of 131 are dead and roughly 101 remain missing-97 of which are from the Greater Kerrville area-following continued search and rescue efforts more than one week after the devastating Hill Country floods.
A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.