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As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.
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FOX Weather on MSNBefore and after satellite photos of Camp Mystic, Kerr County show devastation of Texas floodsSatellite imagery of Camp Mystic and other areas along the Guadalupe River shows the devastating aftermath of the Fourth of July floods in Texas.
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
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Following confirmation from Gov. Greg Abbott that more than 160 people were still missing in Kerr County as a result of the deadly Fourth of July weekend floods, officials gathered on Wednesday morning, July 9, to share the latest on search and rescue efforts in the Texas Hill Country.
Kerr County officials on Wednesday declined to discuss why a voluntary emergency system was not activated July 4 until more than an hour after a first responder requested an alert go out.
Officials have reported that 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic died in the devastating floods, with five campers and a counselor still missing.
Flash flood damage in Kerr County from the July 4–7 storms continues to unfold, with over 160 residents still missing. Kerr County officials held another debriefing on July 9 to address the public.
Governor Greg Abbott shook the hands of locals and volunteers before addressing the cameras with the latest on flood recovery efforts. The road into the community of Hunt, along the Guadalupe River, told a story of how quickly lives were changed there. On the ground, Governor Greg Abbott addressed reporters after surveying the destruction.
Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, according to minutes. The idea for a system was first introduced by Kerr County Commissioner Thomas Moser and Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas in March 2016.