Deadly flooding on Guadalupe River over years
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With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNGod and the Guadalupe long reigned over Texas Hill Country. Now grief permeates.The storied Guadalupe River meanders through this Texas Hill Country town and into the unincorporated parts of Kerr County like a vein.
The group's primary role supporting flood recovery efforts has been delivering food and other needed goods. But the organization is also tasked with getting some donations out of the Hill Country region.
Linda Bason and Deana Hillock checked into the HTR campground on July 3 for a mother-daughter weekend. The next morning, the Kerrville camp was destroyed.
Over 300 personnel, ranging from volunteer firefighters to Sheriff's deputies, are sifting through debris on the Guadalupe River. On Thursday, the Ingram Volunteer Fire Department held a press event and discussed the progress on their ongoing recovery work.
"But without investment and urgency, they remain ideas on paper - until the next flood turns them into regrets. The River Will Rise Again. That's not fear. It's fact."
Found dead along the River Walk, 21-year-old Zion Cook is the latest in a growing number of bodies discovered in the San Antonio River and Woodlawn Lake.
At least 13 people have died after floods in central Texas, where the Guadalupe River surged overnight and reached heights that haven't been seen in decades.
Search crews are working all along the Guadalupe River again today and volunteers are helping residents pick up the pieces.We look at those effo