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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.
At least 161 people remain missing in Kerr County, Texas, as authorities and volunteers search the Guadalupe River for victims.
Officials have reported that 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic died in the devastating floods, with five campers and a counselor still missing.
Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009.
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.
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those 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.
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.
Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.