Officials say that at least 161 are still unaccounted for after the July Fourth floods when waters of the Guadalupe rose to historic levels in Central Texas.
KERR COUNTY, Texas — A second weekend of searching for flood victims in Kerr County comes to an end Sunday, when hundreds more volunteers are expected to arrive and help scour land along the Guadalupe River for signs of the missing.
At least 161 are still unaccounted for after the July Fourth floods that saw the waters of the Guadalupe rise to historic levels in Central Texas, officials with Kerr County said Friday. Authorities have confirmed 103 deaths, 36 of whom are children.
Those numbers did not change Saturday. But with dozens still missing, the death toll for what is already one of the worst flooding disasters in Texas’ history is still expected to grow.
The Ingram Fire Department posted on its Facebook page Sunday morning it was suspending search and rescue operations due to potential for rain and flooding. A Flood Watch was issued for the region until Sunday at 7 p.m. Search and Rescue operations are also suspended in Hunt and Kerrville, according to those cities’ fire department pages.