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Kerrville ISD bus drivers and coaches helped evacuate about 900 campers from along the Guadalupe as floodwaters surged
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.
For the first time since the deadly July Fourth flooding in the Texas Hill Country, Kerr County has no flood advisories or rain in the forecast, allowing search crews to continue their work looking for the bodies of 97 missing people.
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When catastrophic flooding from the Guadalupe River tore through Kerrville, Daniel Olivas lost his home, but found a deeper sense of faith in the people around him.
KERRVILLE, Texas – The Lone Star State continues to grapple with a heartbreaking series of events. Just over a week after the initial catastrophic and deadly deluges, heavy rains and devastating flash floods have returned, pounding Texas once more.
New flood warnings have been issued along the Guadalupe River in Texas less than two weeks after flooding killed more than 100 people.
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Kerrville hit with more flash flooding halting search efforts along Guadalupe RiverMore Flash Flood Warnings were issued in Kerrville, Texas, on Sunday morning, halting search efforts along the Guadalupe River a little more than a week after catastrophic and deadly flooding across the region.
Maranatha Christian Center has become a donation center and a safe space for Kerrville's Hispanic and immigrant communities at a time when and increased presence of law enforcement has put many on edge.
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.
Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of emergency in 21 counties as Texas faces severe flooding, with 131 people confirmed dead statewide.
New human settlements constructed in recent years have made the waterway more hazardous, UT-Arlington civil engineering professor says.
"Due to the incoming threatening weather, all volunteers should vacate the river area, and MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND for their safety," Kerr County said on Facebook. "Only teams working under the direction of Kerr County Emergency Operations Center Unified Command are permitted in the response zone."