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Rescuers search for missing after deadly Texas flood kills 27, including 9 children, as rains continue and questions grow ...

Widespread rain, some heavy, continues across the Hill Country. A Flash Flood Emergency is ongoing for south-central Kerr ...

Rescuers searched Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains ...

Sarah Marsh, a student at Cherokee Bend Elementary School, died during the catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic, a Christian ...

At least 27 people were confirmed dead Saturday morning, Kerrville officials said in a press conference. Of the 27 bodies ...

At least 27 people died after Friday's flash flood in Kerr County, according to county and state leaders. It's unclear how ...

The hills along the Guadalupe River in central Texas are dotted with century-old youth camps and campgrounds where ...

At least 24 people are dead and more than 20 campers are missing after flash floods tore through Texas, prompting massive ...

Please pray for our community," said Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr., visibly holding back emotion at a Saturday morning news conference. At least 27 people were killed – 18 adults and ...