Texas, Guadalupe River and Flood
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For those who remain near the riverbanks, the sense of danger lingers through bacteria, infection and disease.
The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that 'no additional in-kind donations (clothing, food, supplies) are needed in Kerrville.' They said the best way to help is with monetary donations.
New tributes and challenges are unfolding in the Texas Hill Country as the search for nearly 160 people enters its eleventh night. Over the last few days, weather has made the search difficult.Despite the tough conditions,
Search and rescue operations are intensifying along the Guadalupe River as crews from across the country join forces to locate missing ind
Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches and isolated amounts of 3-5 inches are possible, the National Weather Service said.
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With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
New flood warnings have been issued along the Guadalupe River in Texas less than two weeks after flooding killed more than 100 people.
In the early days of July, pieces of weather systems were converging to create a disaster over Texas Hill Country that would transform the Guadalupe River into a monster raging out of its banks in the pre-dawn hours of July 4, claiming the lives of more than 129 people. At least 160 are still missing.
Another potentially life-threatening flooding event took place across Central Texas on Sunday morning, with torrential rain sending rivers and streams above their banks, forcing officials to stop search efforts along the Guadalupe River that had been underway since a catastrophic and deadly flash flooding event over the Fourth of July holiday.
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In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.
Residents of the Frio River community are expressing gratitude for recent rainfall that brought relief to the area, while also mourning the loss