Central Texas, Floods
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Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.
At least 120 people have been found dead since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-six of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children.
After catastrophic floods hit Texas' Hill Country, many are asking about preparations for the next big flood. Jason Allen spoke to Jay Banner, climatologist at University of Texas at Austin, on the banks of the Guadalupe River.
The Hardins are not the only South Florida family who lost loved ones in the central Texas floods. The twin 8-year-old granddaughters of Miami childhood education advocate David Lawrence Jr. died in the floods. Hannah and Rebecca were among the girls staying at Camp Mystic.
Renee Smajstrla, a 8-year-old straight-A student from Ingram, Texas, who had played a role in her school’s production of “The Wizard of Oz,” was one of the victims who died in the flash floods at Camp Mystic, her family said.
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Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase
The NFL is coming together to donate to the relief efforts in Texas. Kerr County and the Texas Hill Country saw catastrophic flood waters from the Guadalupe River sweep through their area during the early morning hours of July 4.
Will Insurance Cover the Damage From the Texas Floods? Victims Face Growing Questions About Recovery
Many Texas flood victims are now facing the harsh reality of insurance uncertainty, as questions mount over what damages will be covered.