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Death toll at 129

Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll climbs

Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

The Independent on MSN · 13h

Texas floods mapped: Here are the affected areas as death toll rises

A week after catastrophic flash floods swept through Central Texas, first responders are still sifting through debris to find the missing and recover the dead.At least 129 people, including 36 children,

ABC News on MSN · 15h

Texas flooding live updates: Death toll at 129 as search continues for the missing

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC News analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data, satellite imagery and risk modeling.

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FEMA maps underestimated risk in catastrophic Texas flood, data shows

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was ...

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Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek ...

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Staffing Cuts at NWS and the Tragic Flooding in Texas

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas ...

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Some weather models predicted the Texas flood. Why did the official forecast miss it?

Weather model data shows the National Weather Service had reason to warn of higher flood risks. Still, meteorologists say the agency made reasonable predictions.

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Climate change helped fuel heavy rains that led to devastating Texas flood

Central Texas is infamous for its flash flooding and arid soil, hard-packed ground into which water does not easily ...

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Texas flood was a warning about climate change. We ignore it at our own peril. | Opinion

The flood that tore through the Texas Hill Country early July 4 left more than broken infrastructure and a ruined weekend; it ...

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Texas Flood Disaster — The Case For A Weather Radio Renaissance?

As I wrote in a companion piece this weekend, the National Weather Service issued guidance and warning information in the ...

Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding

Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars ...

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Some weather models predicted the Texas floods. Why did the official forecast miss it?

Weather models that meteorologists use to predict thunderstorm activity and heavy precipitation suggested on Thursday the ...

The Nation on MSN3dOpinion

Summer Camp Kids Did Not Have to Die in the Texas Floods

The deadly consequences of Trump’s National Weather Service budget cuts.

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