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Texas Officials Deflect Questions On Flood Response Efforts As Death Toll Rises
Kerr County officials Tuesday appeared to dodge questions about how soon they were notified about deadly flash floods in ...
Hard-hit Texas county had no flood warning sirens despite years of discussions
State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending ...
Why it’s so hard to warn people about flash floods
People usually only have hours of notice in advance. The disaster in Texas was a worst-case scenario.
The Perils of the Texas-Flood Blame Game
In other words, we keep playing a game of chance with forces indifferent to us—until we are finally reminded of the cost of ...
Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic ...
Texas floods: The conditions that caused the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in 45 minutes
Flash flooding is common enough around the crescent-shaped region from Dallas through the Hill Country, the area earned the ...
Texas flooding timeline: How rapidly rising waters killed dozens
Heavy rain poured over the Texas Hill Country on Independence Day, with the flooding causing more than 100 deaths.Here's a ...
Texas flood victims received hours of critical warning through emergency mobile alert system
Government warnings reach mobile devices through partnerships between FEMA, FCC and carriers like Verizon and AT&T, as shown ...