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Robert Earl Keen has a personal connection to Kerrville, TX, the site of massive flooding on July 4 that authorities say resulted in the deaths of 111 people, with nearly 170 still unaccounted for at press time.
Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.
The devastating floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country on July Fourth weekend have claimed more than 100 lives, including young campers whose lives were cut tragically short, with dozens still missing.
Heavy equipment is tearing through massive debris piles in Kerr County as the search for the missing continues.
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
The record of frequent, often deadly floods in Central Texas goes back more than 200 years to July 1819, when floodwaters spilled into the major plazas of San Antonio. That city on the edge of the Hill Country was hit by major floods again in 1913, 1921, 1998 and 2025, to cite a few examples.
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'We're overwhelmed' by all the destruction left behind by the flooding, says Kerrville, Texas residentKerrville resident Jeremy Kerth discusses the destruction in the aftermath of the flooding in Texas and asks for help and prayers for the county on 'America Reports.'
The death toll in the central Texas flooding is up to 119 people, 95 of them in Kerr County, including 36 children.
ABC News’ Juju Chang is joined by former FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell to discuss the growing questions surrounding the emergency response in Texas after devastating and deadly flash flooding.