The search for unlikely survivors grew more desperate four days after one of the deadliest U.S. floods in decades. Ten campers and a counselor are among those still missing.
The death toll from a devastating flood in Central Texas topped 100 on Monday evening, as the chance of finding more survivors faded on the fourth day of searching. The death toll includes at least 27 campers and staff members from a single summer camp, where 11 people were still missing.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of Texas acknowledged on Monday that flood-warning sirens might have saved lives if they had been along the river. He added that they needed to be in place by next summer. Kerr County officials considered installing them, but balked at the price tag.
Officials in Kerr County said in an update that they have not yet been able to identify 22 adults and 10 children who were found dead after the floods.
The death toll from the July 4 flooding in Texas reached 104 on Monday evening. Most of those deaths were in Kerr County, where at least 84 people died, including 28 children, officials said in an update.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of Texas said flood-warning sirens along the Guadalupe River might have saved lives, and need to be in place by next summer. Kerr County officials had considered installing them but balked at the price tag. Patrick, speaking on Fox News, said that if local governments couldn’t afford it, “then the state will step up.”
