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Risk of further floods in Texas as death toll tops 80

Dozens are dead including children and several remain missing, many of them campers, following catastrophic holiday flooding in Central Texas.
Saile Aranda
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Dozens are dead including children and several remain missing, many of them campers, following catastrophic holiday flooding in Central Texas.

Dozens are dead including children and several remain missing, many of them campers, following catastrophic holiday flooding.

Authorities say 10 campers were still missing by this Monday morning from floods that inundated central Texas. As the Associated Press reports, dozens are dead including children and several remain missing, many of them campers, following catastrophic holiday flooding.
In Kerr County, hit the hardest, Sheriff Larry Leitha says search and rescue continues. “We continue to work around the clock and reunite these families.” Audio Courtesy KPRC. Many of the victims were camping along the Guadeloupe River, where fast moving waters rose 26-inches in only 45 minutes.

Wreckage in the floodwaters in Kerrville on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
Saile Aranda
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Wreckage in the floodwaters in Kerrville on Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Neighboring areas also seeing death and devastation. Marble Hill resident Dan Garcia. “We’re really concerned about our friends and neighbors, particularly those that lost lives and, uh, their homes. Governor Greg Abbott signing emergency declaration orders. The Trump administration is promising help. Meanwhile, questions remain about early warning and preparedness.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, and a graduate of the University of Washington, Jeff began his on-air broadcasting career 33 years ago in the Black Hills of South Dakota as a general assignment reporter.