Death toll at 129
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Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
Officials said more than 850 people had been rescued after a sudden storm dumped up to 15 inches of rain across the region.
It’s been one week since the July Fourth flooding in Central Texas and the death toll has climbed to 120. Over 90 of those deaths are from Kerr County. Good Day Austin's Tierra Neubaum is live in Kerr County with the story of a business owner who witnessed the flooding firsthand.
Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.
The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County, even small amounts of rainfall could cause flooding.
This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned violent?