Guadalupe River, Texas and flash flood
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Texas, Kerr County and floods
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Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a few weeks later.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNGod and the Guadalupe long reigned over Texas Hill Country. Now grief permeates.The storied Guadalupe River meanders through this Texas Hill Country town and into the unincorporated parts of Kerr County like a vein.
Camp Mystic said at least 27 of its campers and counselors died in the devastating flooding. "Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly,
Historic Texas flood leaves 161 missing and 96 dead. Rescuers battle harsh conditions, as communities grapple with heartache and aid reaches survivors.
In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.
With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
The most powerful thing that I can do, is come up here and intercede with prayer for these families, that are hurting beyond what anyone can ever imagine."