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Flash floods in Texas have left a death toll surpassing 105, and 161 people still missing in Kerr County, local authorities report. teleSUR

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00:00In the United States, authorities registered more than 105 dead in Texas after flash floods

00:06caused by the overflowing of the Guadalupe River.

00:09According to the latest update by Kirk County authorities, 87 bodies had been recovered

00:15in the area alone, including those of third children, many of them attending a Christian

00:19summer camp.

00:21The figure amounts to over 105 casualties statewide, as many remain missing.

00:26The scenario has prompted a large surge operation spanning over 96 kilometers, while many have

00:33condemned the slow response from authorities to initial meteorological warnings.

00:39Overnight on July 4th, torrential rain and catastrophic flooding caused near unprecedented levels of

00:45destruction affecting homes, businesses and vehicles.

00:55Hundreds of first responders remain along the Guadalupe River in Kirk County working to

00:59reunite families.

01:01The large search and rescue effort, including local, state, federal, and volunteer agencies

01:06continue.

01:08As of 8 a.m. Central Time, 87 deceased have been recovered in Kirk County, including 56 adults

01:15and 30 children.

01:18The investigation is pending for 19 adults and seven children, with one additional person

01:22still unidentified.

01:25At present, five camp missed the campers and one counselor still remain unaccounted for.

01:31We asked private boats to stay off the Guadalupe River to allow search and rescue teams to operate

01:37without any interference.

01:39In this regard, Texas Governor Greg Abbott provided an update on the number of people missing in

01:44Kirk County following the flooding.

01:47Just in the Kirk County area alone, there are 161 people who are known to be missing.

01:57And again, that comes from combined law enforcement, 161 known people.

02:02The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheyman, expressed her government's will to help the U.S. State

02:07of Texas recover from the consequences of the tragic flooding that hit part of its territory

02:13over the past weekend.

02:18We have been in contact through our Foreign Relations Ministry with both the State of Texas

02:23and the U.S. State Department to offer more assistance from our side, whatever is needed, to support

02:35our neighbors in a tragic situation like the one they are living.

02:45There is a person of Mexican origin who died there, our consulate is in touch, and woman

02:50related to him who has not been found yet, and our consulate in San Antonio is activated.

02:58The U.S. National Weather Service issued Tuesday a life-threatening flash flood emergency for

03:03the city of Fridoso in the state of New Mexico.

03:06As said, it is urged everyone in the affected areas to evacuate immediately and move to higher

03:11ground, as powerful thunderstorms have caused river levels to surge an alarming 20 feet in

03:17just 30 minutes.

03:19On the other hand, powered outages have been reported while access to several roads is

03:24completely cut off due to debris and rising waters.

03:27Authorities have described the situation as life or death one and have insisted that delays

03:34could prove fatal.

03:37First responders are warning that conditions are rapidly deteriorating.

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03:43First responders have been found a valid way for the others.

03:46First responders have been found a solid way for the others.

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03:51For the road police officers have been found a valid way for the others.

03:53First responders have been found a valid way for the others.

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U.S. | Kerr County, TX reports 161 missing people

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