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New flash flooding hit parts of Kerr County, Texas on Sunday, just nine days after the same region saw devastating floods that left 129 dead. “Life-threatening flash flooding” struck
Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.
More than two dozen Mexican rescue volunteers and firefighters have been looking for victims and clearing debris along the Guadalupe River. Others were left waiting for visas and humanitarian permits to cross the border.
As tears streamed down their faces, community members looked at the photos attached to a growing memorial wall.
Kerrville residents who turned out in force Friday to welcome President Donald Trump said his visit brought hope and comfort — and marked an important step in the town’s long road to healing and rebuilding.
A chain-link fence that separates Water Street in the center of Kerrville from the Guadalupe River just a few hundred feet away has become a makeshift memorial, with the flower-covered stretch serving as a focal point for a grieving community.
Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what actions they took in the early hours of the disaster.