Kerr County missing drops to 3
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Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase
More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
The official tally of storm-related deaths across Texas rose to 131 on Monday as authorities warned of yet another round of heavy rains 10 days after a Hill Country flash flood that transformed the Guadalupe River into a killer torrent.
Ten campers and their 19-year-old counselor are among those still missing from Camp Mystic, where 27 died in one of the deadliest U.S. floods in decades. More storms are forecast overnight.
More than 2,100 searchers from a dozen Texas Counties, other states and Mexico are continuing recovery efforts to find more victims of the deadly flash flooding in central Texas.
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KERRVILLE, Texas, July 8 (Reuters) - The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday to at least 109, many of them children, as search teams pressed on through mounds of mud-encrusted debris looking for scores of people still missing.
Emergency responders continue to search for missing people and local police said efforts have been slowed by "sightseers who are making things worse."
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Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing
In Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and other youth camps in the Texas Hill Country, searchers have found the bodies of 68 people, including 28 children, Sheriff Larry Leitha said.
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Gov. Abbott demands comprehensive overhaul of Texas flood warning systems as death toll rises
Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.
The death toll from the Texas floods has risen to at least 135 after an additional death was reported in Travis County, Texas.