Death toll at 121
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Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadnāt defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.
Itās been one week since the July Fourth flooding in Central Texas and the death toll has climbed to 120. Over 90 of those deaths are from Kerr County. Good Day Austin's Tierra Neubaum is live in Kerr County with the story of a business owner who witnessed the flooding firsthand.
Officials in Kerr County, the hardest-hit region, said the number of missing remained unchanged since Tuesday, at 161. The floods have killed at least 120 people statewide.
MSNBCās Joe Scarborough tore into Texas officials for ignoring āvery clear signalsā about their antiquated flood warning system. As the death toll from catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River last weekend continues to climb,
Texas Flags to be lowered to half-staff this week in honor of lives lost in Kerrville flooding, Gov. Greg Abbot orders.
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The death toll from the devastating Texas floods has risen to over 110 people and at least 173 remain missing. Former NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad joins Ana Cabrera to break down the timeline of the flood alerts and to provide more insight on response.
This disaster's death toll has now topped that from Helene's inland flooding in 2024. Here's some perspective on how it measures up to other deadly flash floods from rainfall.