Texas, Camp and flash flood
Digest more
110 dead in Texas, 161 missing in Kerr County
Digest more
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
At least 120 people have died and some 173 people remain unaccounted for statewide, nearly a week after flash floods ravaged the Texas Hill Country.
TEGNA's local news properties across Texas are joining forces to raise money for the Kerr County and surrounding areas hit by flash floods
"I thought my mom was going to die in front of me," said Taylor Bergmann, a 19-year-old who fought to save the people in his family after the Guadalupe River smashed through their home.
2don MSN
Kerr County, Texas, lacked a “last mile” warning mechanism that could have saved residents before the deadly floods devastated the area, including a children’s summer camp, killing more than 80 people.
When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.
TEGNA Texas created a new charitable fund raising money to support people impacted by devastating floods in Central Texas.
Kerr County officials say they are still focused mainly on the search for survivors with hundreds still missing and weren't yet examining how the emergency response unfolded.
Feedback