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In Kerr County, the hardest-hit region, officials said the number of missing remained unchanged, at 161, since Tuesday. The floods have killed at least 121 people statewide.
The catastrophic Central Texas floods have claimed at least 121 lives and left 173 missing, as a report reveals that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system.
President Donald Trump is expected in Texas Friday to visit areas impacted by floods last week that have left more than 100 people dead.
At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed emergency alerts, saying that an "after-action" would follow the search and rescue efforts. "Those questions are gonna be answered," he added.
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Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have prevented loss of life on July 4?
In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.
Historic Texas flood leaves 161 missing and 96 dead. Rescuers battle harsh conditions, as communities grapple with heartache and aid reaches survivors.
Kerr County officials say they are still focused mainly on the search for survivors with hundreds still missing and weren't yet examining how the emergency response unfolded.
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