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Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.
A government board, whose members included Camp Mystic’s co-owner, contracted with a company to better spot danger on the Guadalupe River.
Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.
As early as July 2, officials at the Texas Division of Emergency Management, or TDEM, were publishing news releases warning that “heavy rainfall with the potential to cause flash flooding is anticipated across West Texas and the Hill Country” and were preparing resources such as swift-water rescue boat squads.
River gauges, sirens and clear alerts can together help emergency managers anticipate flash floods and communicate life-saving information.
Public officials in the area have come under repeated criticism amid questions about the timeline of what happened and why widespread warnings were
One of the worst floods in a Texas rivers' history left dozens dead over the Independence Day weekend. What to know about flash flooding and warnings.
When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.
Over 100 people have died in the Texas flooding as of Tuesday. Here are answers to commonly asked questions from USA TODAY readers.
Emergency officials are starting to focus on alert systems as they search for answers about how the flash flooding swept away so many.
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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,
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had discussed installing a flood warning system