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Guadalupe River, Texas and Flood
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State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.
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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Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a few weeks later.
More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.
This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned violent?
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The Texas Tribune on MSNRecovering from the floods will be a massive task. One Hill Country restaurant is focusing on the smaller picture.As residents recover and rebuild, Grape Juice in downtown Kerrville is serving as a hub for people needing meals, supplies and other necessities.
More than two dozen Mexican rescue volunteers and firefighters have been looking for victims and clearing debris along the Guadalupe River. Others were left waiting for visas and humanitarian permits to cross the border.
Sunday morning recovering efforts were suspended in Kerr County due to heavy rainfall and a new flash flood warning issued for the Hill Country.