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More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
Of all the counties affected, Kerr County suffered the greatest losses as a deadly wall of water roared down the Guadalupe River in the early morning hours of July 4. Wednesday evening, the City of Kerrville came together in a vigil at Antler Stadium to pray for the victims and those still missing after the flood.
New human settlements constructed in recent years have made the waterway more hazardous, UT-Arlington civil engineering professor says.
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
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Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,
The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that 'no additional in-kind donations (clothing, food, supplies) are needed in Kerrville.' They said the best way to help is with monetary donations.
Local businesses and vacationers are picking up the pieces after devastating flooding along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville.
Follow along for developments on the July Fourth floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County and Central Texas.
As floodwaters from the Guadalupe River begin to recede, the emotional and physical toll on Hill Country residents is only just beginning to show.
Greg Adkins showed KHOU 11 News the debris left behind in his backyard, which sits right next to the Guadalupe River.