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A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn't find $1M for flood warning system near camps

A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn't find $1M for flood warning system near camps

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County, Texas. The agencies failed to secure roughly $1 million for a project to better protect the county’s 50,000 residents and thousands of youth campers and tourists.
by The Associated Press

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New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic

New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, revealing more than twice as many Americans live in flood prone areas than FEMA's maps show.
by Laura Sullivan

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Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100

Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100

Crews trudged through debris and waded into swollen rivers in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding that has killed close to 90 people in Texas, including more than two dozen campers and counselors from an all-girls Christian camp.
by The Associated Press

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At least 6 dead and more missing in Texas Hill Country after severe flash flooding

At least 6 dead and more missing in Texas Hill Country after severe flash flooding

At least six people are dead and 20 more unaccounted for in Texas after months worth of heavy rain fell in just a few hours overnight. Kerr County endured severe flash flooding of the Guadalupe River after as much as 10 inches poured down.
by The Associated Press

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Man started Idaho blaze and then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush, officials say

Man started Idaho blaze and then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush, officials say

Local authorities said a man armed with a rifle started a fire on a mountain in northern Idaho and then began shooting at responding firefighters, killing two and injuring a third.
by Russell Lewis, Eric Whitney and Kevin Drew

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