Guadalupe River flooding death toll rises to 75
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A stretch of chain-link fence along the Guadalupe River in the Texas town of Kerrville has become a focal point for the community's grief
Over 100 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.
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.
Woolsey runs the Impact Guild, a San Antonio nonprofit that invests in neighborhoods through creative problem-solving. Within the nonprofit, a program called the Climate Ready Neighborhoods creates a network of people who can share information and resources during the everyday but also when disasters occur.
The storied Guadalupe River meanders through this Texas Hill Country town and into the unincorporated parts of Kerr County like a vein.
Family members have identified more than a dozen people who are presumed missing after severe flooding in the Texas Hill Country on Friday.
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Texas police described some of the harrowing rescues they conducted after flash floods engulfed camps and homes in the state's Hill Country.
President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the Texas floods.
More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
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President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people.