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Death toll rises in Texas with 173 still missing
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More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
At least 120 people have been killed and more than 173 are still missing after catastrophic flash flooding swept through central Texas. Several hundred people gathered at a high school stadium for a worship ceremony yesterday to mourn the victims.
What were the National Weather Service forecasts? Why is it so hard to know where rain will fall? Did staff reductions at the weather service and other budget cuts by the Trump administration contribute to the catastrophe?
Forecasters warn slow-moving thunderstorms could cause more flash flooding over Texas today. DOZENS KILLED: At least 95 people are dead across six counties. In Kerr County, officials reported 75 deaths — 48 adults and 27 children.
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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.
The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek higher ground now" was sent at 4:03 a.m. local time.
Searchers have found 87 bodies; five campers and one counselor are still unaccounted for. (AP Video: Lekan Oyekanmi)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) commented on key vacancies in the National Weather Service following deadly flooding in central Texas. The Trump administration has cut hundreds of jobs at the weather service,