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Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll climbs

Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

ABC News on MSN · 21h

Texas flooding live updates: Death toll at 128 as search continues for the missing

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC News analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data, satellite imagery and risk modeling.

The Independent on MSN · 1d

Texas floods mapped: Here are the affected areas as death toll rises

A week after catastrophic flash floods swept through Central Texas, first responders are still sifting through debris to find the missing and recover the dead.At least 121 people, including 36 children,

FEMA Deleted Texas Camp's Buildings from Flood Map

CNN on MSN · 5h

Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA before expansion, records show

The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.

The New York Times · 1h

FEMA Approved Removal of Many Camp Mystic Buildings From Flood Zones

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone.

Times Union · 9h

Alert: FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from a 100-year flood map in Texas in response to appeals

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from a 100-year flood map in Texas in response to appeals. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?

1don MSN

FEMA maps underestimated risk in catastrophic Texas flood, data shows

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was ...

Daily Herald2d

Some weather models predicted the Texas floods. Why did the official forecast miss it?

Weather models that meteorologists use to predict thunderstorm activity and heavy precipitation suggested on Thursday the ...

2don MSN

Staffing Cuts at NWS and the Tragic Flooding in Texas

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas ...

The Nation on MSN2dOpinion

Summer Camp Kids Did Not Have to Die in the Texas Floods

The deadly consequences of Trump’s National Weather Service budget cuts.

6dOpinion

Texas Flood Disaster — The Case For A Weather Radio Renaissance?

As I wrote in a companion piece this weekend, the National Weather Service issued guidance and warning information in the ...

Texas Monthly2dOpinion

Downed Weather Balloons and Missing Gauges: What Went Wrong With the Central Texas Floods

Texas bears witness to a terrible tragedy, and citizens soon raise questions. Could the loss of life have been prevented or ...

Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding

Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars ...

3don MSN

Some weather models predicted the Texas flood. Why did the official forecast miss it?

Weather model data shows the National Weather Service had reason to warn of higher flood risks. Still, meteorologists say the agency made reasonable predictions.

4don MSN

Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek ...

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