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Texas Flash Flood Death Toll Tops 104 as Search Continues

Officials have deployed nearly 1,750 personnel to search for missing residents along the Guadalupe River under looming heavy rain forecasts.

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Overview

  • Authorities have confirmed 104 fatalities, including at least 27 children and counselors from Camp Mystic, and say dozens remain unaccounted for.
  • Rescue teams from federal, state and volunteer agencies are combing riverbanks and debris fields in ongoing efforts to locate survivors and recover victims.
  • Governor Greg Abbott has warned of further flash flood risks and urged communities to stay alert to new heavy rainfall.
  • State and federal officials have launched reviews into why National Weather Service warnings failed to reach many at-risk residents despite being issued hours before the flood.
  • Local nonprofits, celebrities and sports teams have mobilized relief drives that have raised millions in funds and delivered food, water and shelter supplies to affected families.