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Texas Community Where No One Died in Devastating Floods Credits Siren System with Saving Lives

Danny Morales, assistant chief of the Comfort Volunteer Fire Department, said that nobody died in Comfort, according to NBC News.

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In deadly Texas floods, one town had what some didn't: A wailing warning siren

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A small Texas community where everyone survived flooding has sirens that warned them

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Texas City Racked by Floods Becomes a Hub for Search and Recovery

Though Kerrville, a city of 25,000 that has become a hub for search and recovery work along the Guadalupe River, largely escaped the worst of the flood’s damage, some parts of the city were devastated...

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Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods

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Texas flooding: More than 170 people still missing following deadly floods

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Texans did not immediately receive flood alerts after request, audio reveals

Officials were asked during a press conference on Wednesday about any delays in emergency communications. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said he was first notified around the "four to five area", a...

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Photos of the Texas vigil honoring flood victims and the many still missing

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Texas officials deflect questions about preparedness, warnings ahead of deadly floods

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Texas nonprofit providing comfort to Kerr County families following devastating floods

After deadly floods in Kerr County, families are still waiting for answers and praying to be reunited with their loved ones, and one nonprofit is making sure they won’t be alone through the process. “It is just gut-wrenching,

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Texas flooding live updates: 95 dead in Kerr County, at least 120 dead in the state

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Photos Show the Trail of Destruction in the Aftermath of Flooding in Kerr County, Texas

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Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms

A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system — the kind of setup state, county and federal officials

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What can Texas do about floods? Plenty. Lessons ignored from 1987 bus disaster | Opinion

The bus driver from the 1987 Guadalupe River flood tragedy where 10 campers died saw the news July 4 and posted, “It’s happening again!!!”

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'Could we have done more? Perhaps so' | Former Kerr County official recalls emergency siren debate

KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County leaders debated the issue of installing emergency sirens along the Guadalupe River nearly a decade ago, but one former official said there was pushback from some residents.

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Local officials facing questions over their actions in the years and hours before deadly Texas floods

As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether officials could have done more to avert the tragedy – both in the decades leading up to the disaster,

Searchers dig with their hands to try to find Texas flood victims

More than 100 bodies have been recovered, but another 160+ people are still missing after the flash floods days ago.

KERRVILLE — As the massive search for flood victims entered its seventh day, local officials on Thursday said the death toll in Kerr County has risen to 96. Officials have recovered 96 bodies in Kerr County as of 8 a.m. Thursday, with 60 of those adults and 36 children, said Jonathan Lamb, a spokesman with the Kerrville Police Department.

At least 160 people still missing from catastrophic Texas flooding as urgent search continues

• Texas flood victims: At least 150 people are known to be missing in Kerr County as a result of the flooding in central Texas, according to officials. At least a dozen others are missing in other parts of the state. Authorities said Wednesday that 120 people have died. Read more about the victims.