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Local officials facing questions over their actions in the years and hours before deadly Texas floods

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 3 developments

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Andrew Freedman, Melanie Hicken, Pamela Brown and Shoshana Dubnow, CNN (CNN) — As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether officials could have done more to avert the tragedy – both in the deca…

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  1. Texas deadly floods: Who are the victims?

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

    Headline from Wfmy News 2 ·

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    Local officials facing questions over their actions in the years and hours before deadly Texas floods

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

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  1. Newsweek

    Texas deadly floods: Who are the victims? (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Months' worth of rain fell within just a few hours in Texas' Hill Country on Friday, killing dozens of people.

  2. Forbes

    Catastrophic Flooding In Texas - Were There Warnings? (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Deadly flooding in the flash flood alley of Texas is raising questions about warnings. Here's a preliminary (but not conslusive) analysis.

  3. Wfmy News 2

    Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    The National Weather Service sent out a series of flash flood warnings in the early hours Friday before issuing flash flood emergencies.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Texas officials under intense scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Texas Hill Country floods killed at least 51 people in Kerr County.

  5. NPR

    Texas officials race to find survivors after devastating floods (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    At least 78 people are reported dead after flooding over the weekend. Meanwhile, residents are advised to be cautious over the next 24 to 48 hours as more rain threatens the area.

  6. NPR

    The latest on the deadly floods in Texas (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Crews continue to search in central Texas for victims of flash flooding that killed at least 82 people. Officials have been dealing with tough questions about why many were not warned to evacuate.

  7. Local News 8

    Local officials facing questions over their actions in the years and hours before deadly Texas floods (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Andrew Freedman, Melanie Hicken, Pamela Brown and Shoshana Dubnow, CNN (CNN) — As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether officials could have done more to avert the tragedy – both in the deca…

  8. The Guardian

    Texas floods: more than 100 people dead as questions intensify over handling of disaster (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    At a press conference, authorities leading search efforts seemed to dodge questions about weather alert systems

  9. CNN

    Local officials facing questions over lack of preparations in the years and hours before deadly Texas floods (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether officials could have done more to avert the tragedy – both in the decades leading up to the disaster, and in the moments after the Guadalupe River began cresting its banks.

  10. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Local officials facing questions over their actions in the years and hours before deadly Texas floods | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Andrew Freedman, Melanie Hicken, Pamela Brown and Shoshana Dubnow, CNN (CNN) — As Central Texas reels from flash floods

  11. Al Jazeera

    As deadly storms in Texas subside, eyes turn to gov’t response to floods (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Questions mounting about what, if any, actions local US officials took to warn campers and residents.

  12. Forbes

    Texas Officials Avoid Questions On Flood Response (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The Kerr County judge said a warning system was not in place before flash floods killed more than 100 people.

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