“Just in the Kerr County area alone, there are 161 people who are known to be missing,” Abbott said at a news conference Tuesday. “We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for.”
Torrential downpours caused a surge of river water early Friday, producing a deluge that left 109 people dead. The disaster claimed the lives of more than two dozen children, shaking the region in a scene that Abbott has described as “nothing short of horrific.” The magnitude of the tragedy also exposed gaps in the region’s ability to warn people about catastrophic weather events.
“There are far more fatalities than there were in Hurricane Harvey. That’s how catastrophic this is,” Abbott said Tuesday. “This is beyond anyone’s comprehension right now.” Harvey struck in 2017, killing 88.
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