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Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase
Over just two hours, the Guadalupe River at Comfort, Texas, rose from hip-height to three stories tall, sending water weighing as much as the Empire State building downstream roughly every minute it remained at its crest. The force of floodwater is often more powerful and surprising than people imagine.
KERRVILLE — As the massive search for flood victims entered its seventh day, local officials on Thursday said the death toll in Kerr County has risen to 96. Officials have recovered 96 bodies in Kerr County as of 8 a.m. Thursday, with 60 of those adults and 36 children, said Jonathan Lamb, a spokesman with the Kerrville Police Department.
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 173 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search
As crews search for missing people after flash floods killed at least 120 in Texas, cities across the U.S. grapple with rising flood waters.
Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis depicted a supporter of President Donald Trump drowning under the severe flash floods that took place in Texas.
Democrat Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett posted a lengthy video of herself to social media on Monday where she made the