Texas Floods Death Toll Creeps up
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Officials said more than 850 people had been rescued after a sudden storm dumped up to 15 inches of rain across the region.
Authorities came under fire when it was suggested there were no warnings of the flash floods in Texas, which resulted in at least 120 lives being lost, with many more people still missing. In fact, the Wireless Emergency Alerts system was used to send multiple warnings,
Kerr County officials said Wednesday that their priority is to continue to search for missing people and get families closure as recovery efforts continue across Hill Country following the deadly floods.