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More than 2,100 searchers from a dozen Texas Counties, other states and Mexico are continuing recovery efforts to find more victims of the deadly flash flooding in central Texas.
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.
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.
While many questions remain unanswered, and communities across the state are only in the beginning stages of recovery, it is becoming more clear just how devastating and fatal the weather event
Thousands of responders from multiple states and Mexico spent another day scouring river banks in central Texas in search of flood victims. No new survivors have been found this week and families are coping with enormous losses.
As heavy floods wreaked havoc in Texas, the state of the United States over the past few days, its neighbouring state, New Mexico, also witnessed devastation due to heavy rains. Ruidoso, a small town in New Mexico,
In Kerr County, the hardest-hit region, officials said the number of missing remained unchanged, at 161, since Tuesday. The floods have killed at least 121 people statewide.
Texas bears witness to a terrible tragedy, and citizens soon raise questions. Could the loss of life have been prevented or mitigated? Who, if anyone, bears responsibility? Those in power respond with “Now’s not the time” or point fingers at other authority figures.
Natural disasters and severe weather can create opportunities for fraud, according to the United States Attorney's Office of the Western District of Texas.
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Amazon S3 on MSNCoast Guard Member Reflects On Impactful Texas Flood RescueOver 850 were rescued or evacuated after deadly flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country. This United States Coast Guard member was a part of these rescue missions. Listen as he reflects on the impactful rescue of little girls that reminded him of his daughters.