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A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019.
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 been found dead since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-six of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children.
The latest death count from the July 4 flash flood event in Texas is up to 129 with more than 170 people still missing.
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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Central Texas Friday to survey the devastation wrought by last week's deadly flooding.
Community members gathered in Kerrville for a vigil to pray for flood victims and the dozens still missing.
At least 108 people have been killed in “catastrophic” flash flooding across Texas, while several others remain missing.
The group includes cynologists with rescue dogs among other experts. They set off from the military airport in Kbely, Prague, passing through the U.S. airbase Ramstein in Germany.