Number of missing in Texas flood revised sharply down to three
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At least 135 people died in central Texas, including more than three dozen children, after strong downpours sparked flash flooding in early July.
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- Texas authorities reduced the number of missing from over 160 to three after the deadly July 4th flooding in Kerr County.
- Recovery teams are searching the Guadalupe River, where summer camps like Camp Mystic were devastated, resulting in dozens of deaths.
- Kerrville City Manager, Dalton Rice, thanked the 1,000+ authorities involved, noting "extensive follow-up work" determined many were safe.
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WASHINGTON – The authorities in Texas have sharply lowered the number of people still believed missing after catastrophic flooding earlier in July, saying the search continued for three individuals in the worst-hit area of the US state.
At least 135 people died in central Texas, including more than three dozen children, after strong downpours sparked flash flooding
Recovery teams have been combing the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, the epicentre of the deadly flooding, hoping to find the bodies of those still missing, which last week was estimated to be near 100.
“The Kerr County Flood Disaster Joint Information Centre can confirm that three individuals remain missing at this time from the July 4 flood disaster,” the county said in a statement late on July 20.
“Extensive follow-up work” had determined that many individuals originally listed as missing had been verified as safe, it said.
“We are profoundly grateful to the more than 1,000 (members of the) local, state and federal authorities who have worked tirelessly in the wake of the devastating flood that struck our community,” said Kerrville City manager Dalton Rice.
“Thanks to their extraordinary efforts, the number of individuals previously listed as missing has dropped from over 160 to three.”
Dozens of deaths were reported in other counties, with the body of at least one person in Burnet county, a local fire chief, yet to be found.
The flooding of the Guadalupe River was particularly devastating for summer camps on its banks, including Camp Mystic, where 27 girls and counsellors died.
US President Donald Trump toured the devastation
