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FOX 7 Austin on MSNKerr County flood deaths surpass 100 as search for missing continuesThe death toll in Kerr County, Texas climbed above 100 Friday night as recovery operations continued in the county on a day when President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump toured the damage left behind by July 4 flash flooding.
As the search for victims continues, county officials say "additional resources" are being deployed as the "mission efforts become more technical."
The number of people reported missing in Kerr County, Texas, as a result of last week’s flash floods continues to soar. Authorities say search teams combing through the debris and destruction there are looking for more than 160 people who disappeared in the raging waters.
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FOX 7 Austin on MSNWest Texas juvenile probation officer killed in Kerr County floods, TJJD saysThe Texas Department of Juvenile Justice said a West Texas juvenile probation officer was among the victims of deadly Kerr County flooding that happened over the July 4 weekend.
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A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.
A memorial service was held in Kerr County, Texas on Friday to honor the victims and those still missing from flooding that recently struck the region.
Texas officials are being questioned about warning systems ahead of the deadly floods. As NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports, Kerr County doesn't have a county-wide siren warning system in place.
Kerr County and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority have tried several times to get funding to upgrade flood alerts on the river, dating back to 2016.
A newly surfaced video shows Kerr County commissioners and residents in 2021 delaying over $10 million in federal funds -dismissing it as "Biden money"-that could have been used for critical infrastructure upgrades. The decision is now under fire after the destructive July 4 Texas floods exposed weaknesses in the county's emergency systems.