Texas floods death toll climbs to 132 as dozens rescued after new flash floods: Live
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Texas floods latest: New round of flash flooding brings more evacuations as Kristi Noem denies report she delayed FEMA response
Rescue operations continue in Texas after more than nine inches of rain fall in one day. Flooding has claimed the lives of more than 100 people. The National Weather Service has issued a state of emergency in parts of Texas and New Mexico as a result of the heavy rain. The weather service has also issued an alert for flooding in the Houston area.
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A new round of flash floods tore through Central Texas, triggering dozens of rescues as the death toll climbed to 132.
Emergency crews resumed some recovery efforts Sunday afternoon after heavy rain brought renewed flood threats to Kerr County, temporarily halting operations in a region still reeling from the July 4 flash floods when the Guadalupe River burst its banks.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Sunday that rescue operations were underway in San Saba – where more than nine inches of rain fell – as well as in Lampasas and Schleicher counties. Evacuations were ongoing across Central Texas, with authorities closely monitoring rising waters in Kerrville.
Later Sunday, Abbott wrote on X that “dozens” of people had been rescued in the Lampasas area, after the Lampasas River surged by 23ft in under four hours.
It comes after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to the deadly floods, asserting that her department acted swiftly and received commendation from state officials.