Texas, Camp Mystic and Flash floods
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Death toll rises in Texas with 173 still missing
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Posts claimed the 42-year-old man rescued at least nine elderly residents trapped in a retirement complex amid flooding in Kerr County, Texas.
More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
Mourners gathered Wednesday night at Tivy High School's stadium, where they had celebrated victories and suffered losses on the field, said Ricky Pruitt, of the Kerrville Church of Christ. “Tonight is very different than all of those nights,” he said. Among those who died was the school's soccer coach.
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Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.
Viral posts promoted false claims that cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, played a role in the devastation. Meteorologists explain it doesn't work that way.
Sources have said FEMA wasn’t authorized to launch search and rescue teams until 72 hours after flooding began.
A retired nurse, her son and a family friend say they were lucky to survive last week's flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including many summer campers.
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase