More than 160 still missing days after deadly Texas floods
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Four days after flash floods roared through several Texas counties, some in the middle of the night, hopes of finding survivors were fading – and Governor Greg Abbott warned that the list of those unaccounted for could yet rise.
'Just in the Kerr County area alone, there are 161 people who are known to be missing,' he told reporters Tuesday as the grim search continued.
'There very likely could be more added to that list,' he said, adding that the figure was based on people reported as unaccounted for by friends, relatives and neighbours.
Damage next to the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area. Photo: AP
Kerr County, part of a central Texas region known as 'Flash Flood Alley', suffered the most damage, with at least 94 fatalities.
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