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The death toll in hard-hit Kerr County, Texas, has risen to 95 after last weekend’s historic flooding, officials confirmed. Of those who died, 59 are adults and 36 are children, county officials said at a press conference on Wednesday.
At least 121 people have been killed and 173 others are missing as Texas officials deflect questions over the state’s response to the catastrophic flash floods.Kerr County remains at the center of the disaster after the Guadalupe River burst its banks on Friday.
That was an act of God. It’s not the administration’s fault that the flood hit when it did, but there were early and consistent warnings and, again, the National Weather Service did its job,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.