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The number of people reported missing after catastrophic flooding struck Kerr County on July 4 has decreased from 160 to three.
The task force division supervisor says only three people are missing in all of Kerr County, Texas, and that it’s likely the three individuals will be found in their search grid. The task force has been working from sunup to sundown since July 10. They’re surrounded by flattened homes, vehicles, uprooted trees, and mountainous debris.
After officials announced the number of missing in Kerr County had dropped to 3 people, search leaders said they're not leaving until they were found.
Kerr County officials addressed the Fourth of July floods that killed dozens of people during a commissioners’ court meeting on Monday morning.
Three people were still missing Monday as a result of flooding in the Hill Country earlier this month. The Kerr County engineer says water levels in the Guadalupe River rose from 264 gallons a second to 125,
Monday morning, Kerr County Commissioners held a special meeting to address the flood recovery efforts. The floodplain manager for the county, Charlie Hastings, spoke first and recounted that morning, where he was and the sadness he's experiencing for the community.
Kerr County reports 3 missing and 107 deaths, including 37 children, post-flooding. Over 1,000 workers helped lower the missing count, and community support aids the ongoing search and relief efforts.
Search and rescue teams continue to look for missing persons weeks after July Fourth floods in Texas.
The number of people reported missing after the Kerr County floods has dropped dramatically, falling from 161 initially to just three remaining unaccounted for, Kerrville officials said Saturday evening.
"There is a plan in place right now to accomplish draining the lake. We can't go any further than that, then to tell you that is being looked at right now," said Commissioner Tom Jones.