Greg Abbott Moves to Rig Midterms Amid Texas Floods
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As search efforts entered their fifth day in the devastating Central Texas floods, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to find "every single missing person," stressing that the mission will not end until all victims are accounted for amid a death toll that has surpassed 100.
While visiting flood-ravaged Hunt in Kerr County, Gov. Greg Abbott promised continued recovery efforts but was confronted by locals wanting more freedom to help their community. Some residents shared emotional stories of survival as search and recovery efforts continue. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat has more.
Crews continue searching for victims a day after Gov. Greg Abbott said as many as 161 people could still be missing.
The catastrophic Central Texas floods have claimed at least 121 lives and left 173 missing, as a report reveals that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system.
Texas offers Disaster Unemployment Assistance to those affected by severe storms and flooding as per Governor Abbott's declaration.
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‘161 People Are Missing’: Governor Greg Abbott Provides Tragic Update On Texas Flood Rescue Operations In Kerr County Press ConferenceTexas Governor Greg Abbott announced in Kerr County, Texas yesterday during a press conference that 161 people are currently missing due to the flooding in the region. Recovery efforts are still underway.
Officials in Kerr County, which was hit by the flood the hardest, admitted during a news conference that no one has been found alive in the county since Friday.
SAN ANTONIO — Five days after the waters of the Guadalupe River rose and overwhelmed much of Kerr Country on July Fourth, search and recovery efforts continue as the community picks up the pieces of one of the state's worst natural disasters in years.
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'Let's Pray': Texas Governor Greg Abbott Stops Press Conference To Comfort Flood Victims In Kerr CountyTexas Governor Greg Abbott stopped his press conference to comfort victims of flooding in Kerr County, Texas yesterday.
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VIDEO: Abbott & Burrows survey Kerr County damageTexas Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows took an aerial tour surveying the flooding damage in Kerr County.