Only 3 remain missing in Kerr County floods
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During the first city council meeting since the July 4th flood, city leaders discussed the need for weather sirens and the lack of communication from Kerr County.
Some leaders said they are not prepared to raise taxes for what costs “might” be around the corner as Kerr County rebuilds from the Hill Country floods.
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.
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,
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FOX 7 Austin on MSNLipton Hard Iced Tea to donate up to $30k to Kerr County flood relief fund
Through Aug. 31, the company will donate proceeds from 12-packs of Lipton Hard Iced Tea sold in Texas, up to $30,000, to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country's Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. The funds will provide immediate and long-term aid to Texans impacted by the floods.
Some of the items they’ll be talking about is a burn ban, and possibly waiving floodplain permit fees for those affected by the flood.
Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.