Breaking: 161 people still missing from Texas floods that killed more than 100
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Breaking: 161 people still missing from Texas floods that killed more than 100 — Topic:Floods Camp Mystic near the Guadalupe River was hit hard by the flash flooding.(AP: Eli Hartman) More than 160 people are believed to still be m...
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Camp Mystic near the Guadalupe River was hit hard by the flash flooding.(AP: Eli Hartman)
More than 160 people are believed to still be missing in Texas in the aftermath of the flash floods that killed more than 100 over the July Fourth weekend.
Governor Greg Abbott said on Tuesday that many of those still missing had been staying in the state's Hill Country but had not registered at a camp or hotel.
The governor spoke at a news conference after taking a helicopter tour of the affected area.
"We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for," Mr Abbott said.
The lowlands along the Guadalupe River in central Texas are filled with youth camps and campgrounds that are especially popular around summer holidays, which has made it more difficult to know how many people are missing.
The big jump in the number of missing came after authorities set up a hotline for families to call.
The 161 missing were believed to be in Kerr County, where most of the victims have recovered, Mr Abbott said.
Mr Abbott said US President Donald Trump had pledged to provide whatever relief Texas needed to recover from the flooding.
He read out what he said was a text from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr in which Mr Kennedy pledged to declare a public health emergency.
Mr Abbott said of Mr Trump: "He could not stop talking about how sad he was for all the little girls who have lost their lives."
The president plans to visit the state on Friday.
AP
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