Death toll reaches 134, search continues for missing
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Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.
The official tally of storm-related deaths across Texas rose to 131 on Monday as authorities warned of yet another round of heavy rains 10 days after a Hill Country flash flood that transformed the Guadalupe River into a killer torrent.
Death toll at 131 as dozens rescued after new round of flash floods - Flood warnings remain in effect across the Hill Country on Monday as thunderstorms and heavy rain continue to batter the region
Follow along for developments on the July Fourth floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County and Central Texas.
The death toll from the catastrophic Texas floods has risen to at least 82 — with dozens more people missing and the number of those killed only expected to rise as the Lone Star State sifts
Search-and-rescue teams fanned out along the Guadalupe River on Saturday, a day after historic floodwaters swept through small Central Texas towns
The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll grows.
As in Friday’s flooding, in 1987, five to 10 inches of rain fell in the upper headwaters of the Guadalupe River basin. In Hunt, Texas, where the Guadalupe River forks, over seven inches had fallen since Thursday afternoon, which was the highest total at the site since the early 1990s.
President Trump on Friday surveyed the devastation from the catastrophic July 4 flooding in Texas as the death toll rose and questions swirled over glaring failures.