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Julia Hatfield, a songwriter who survived the July 4 floods by fleeing her RV park, says more help is needed in Kerrville.
The search for victims along the Guadalupe River has become a grueling, painstaking slog. Several thousand volunteers from across the country are helping.
Officials are encouraging the public to avoid the Guadalupe River in the aftermath of the devastating Hill Country floods on July 4.
For those who remain near the riverbanks, the sense of danger lingers through bacteria, infection and disease.
A washed-out Guadalupe River appeared stuck in time nearly two weeks after the catastrophe. Large trees laid on their sides and remnants of debris lingered throughout what was left. Some residents of the area say it's unlike anything they've seen in the river before.
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A group of Kerrville Independent School District bus drivers went straight into danger to rescue the stranded children.
The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called "Flash Flood Alley."
The dammed reservoirs along the Guadalupe River near Kerrville are believed to have captured debris washed downstream.
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In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.
The Hill Country has a hold on the hearts of many Texans, meaning the suffering caused by the disaster is reaching as far as the region’s appeal.