Central Texas, Guadalupe River and Flash Flood
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Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
At least 120 people have died and some 173 people remain unaccounted for statewide, nearly a week after flash floods ravaged the Texas Hill Country.
Over 100 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.
With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
Growing up near the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, could sometimes feel like living near a volcano. I was born two blocks away from the gorgeous river that flows from the Hill Country to the Gulf of Mexico, just one year before the devastating and deadly 1987 flash flood, often described around town as the “big one.”
Family members continue to search for a Mobile couple along with their daughter in law and granddaughter following this weekend’s deadly flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas.
Jack O’Rourke, the head of Americares response team, discusses his organization’s mission to provide “access to essential care” for people displaced by the floods in Texas.