Texas, Kerr County and Flash flood
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Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is among a group of people who have been bringing in crucial supplies after flooding devastated communities in central Texas last week.
Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people, including children and counselors at a summer camp, were killed in catastrophic flooding last week.
As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, the county’s top official, said during a county commissioners court meeting earlier Monday that local officials don’t know the exact number of how many visitors who traveled to the Guadalupe for the holiday weekend had been caught in the flood.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said it was “deeply humbling” to see the damage firsthand in Kerr County following the recent deadly floods that have devastated parts of Central Texas.
Kerr County: Volunteers ordered to stop search for victims, more rain expected in Texas Hill Country
Search and rescue efforts resume for an eleventh day as specific crews continue to look for the 161 missing after the catastrophic Fourth of July floods. Less than 24 hours after county officials issued a CodeRED,
A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.
The Washington Post' obtained messages from a National Weather Service meteorologist warning Kerr County officials about potential flash flooding beginning at 1 a.m. on July 4