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Digging Through Sand, Mud, Debris and Silt. Why the Search for the Missing in Texas May Take Months
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY, JUL 18 – Search and rescue efforts continue for over 100 missing people after at least 8 inches of rain caused deadly flash floods that killed 134 across Texas Hill Country in July.
- Search and rescue crews in Kerr County ramped up efforts around Kerrville, as more than 100 people remain missing after the July 4 flood, intensifying this week following another deluge.
- After eight inches of rain over several days, the National Weather Service issued flood watches and escalated alerts around 1 a.m., prompting warnings of immediate danger.
- One section of the search area, called the `suck pile` by search crews, highlights severity, while McQuarrie said this underscores operational challenges.
- Elsewhere in Central Texas, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring, Jr. said, `we'll take a hard look at how emergency alerts were delivered`, while the Big Sandy Creek bridge became impassable, illustrating infrastructure vulnerability.
- Future projections show that recovery of remains will continue for months and years to come, according to Gen. Russel L.
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Woods, Waters, and Wildlife: The Guadalupe River
by John Jefferson The River has provided me myriad cherished memories. Recollections of the recent heartbreaking Fourth of July tragedy will also haunt me — as it will for more than a hundred grieving families. Some will understandably shy away from the river, trying to forget. But it’s not the river’s fault. It was just doing what it was supposed to do — carry rainwater runoff to the sea. I first learned about the Guadalupe floods at age 10 a…
Digging through sand, mud, debris and silt. Why the search for the missing in Texas may take months
The painstaking recovery efforts continue for around 100 people still missing following the devastating July Fourth flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas.
Residents work to pick up the pieces as search for the missing continues after Guadalupe River floods
A washed-out Guadalupe River appeared stuck in time nearly two weeks after the catastrophe. Large trees laid on their sides and remnants of debris lingered throughout what was left. Some residents of the area say it's unlike anything they've seen in the river before.
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