Guadalupe River, Texas and Flash Flood
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Texas, Flood and Handled Warnings
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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
With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
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Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,
Two days before flash floods on the Guadalupe River in Texas killed dozens of campers at a Christian girls summer camp, a state inspector approved operations, noting there was a written plan for responding to natural disasters.
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.
The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll grows.
Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.
Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.