Trump signs funding for Texas flood damage

 Newsmax:

President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, Texas, where at least 43 people have died and dozens remain missing in flooding after torrential rains.

The declaration is "to ensure that our brave first responders immediately have the resources they need. These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, with many lives lost, and many still missing," Trump posted on social media.
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I have seen other reports indicating the death toll in the floods is up to 82.  This area of Texas is somewhat hilly, so the rain would have to be significant to do so much damage and cause so many deaths. 

See also:

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing

Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 82 people in central Texas.

Rescuers maneuvering through challenging terrain, high waters and snakes including water moccasins continued their desperate search for the missing, including 10 girls and a counselor from the camp. For the first time since the storms began pounding Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said there were 41 people confirmed to be unaccounted for across the state and more could be missing.

In Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and other youth camps in the Texas Hill Country, searchers have found the bodies of 68 people, including 28 children, Sheriff Larry Leitha said in the afternoon.
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And:

 Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation’s top storm-related killer

And:

 Texas flooding kills more than 80 as search continues for dozens of people

 

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