Texas, Kerr County and flood
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As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.
Also: San Antonio mourned the victims in a Travis Park vigil; UTSA said one of its teachers died in the Guadalupe River flood; Kerrville officials said a privately owned drone collided with a helicopter conducting search and rescue operations.
The death toll in the central Texas flooding is up to 119 people, 95 of them in Kerr County, including 36 children.
Newly released satellite images reveal catastrophic damage caused by the Hill Country floods along the Guadalupe River.
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.
Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009.
Meanwhile, Texas authorities have pledged to continue search and rescue operations until every missing person is found.