TEXAS – The death toll from the July 4th weekend flooding in Central Texas sits at 119.
Across the state, more than 170 people are considered missing.
Live updates – July 10
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There are more than 2,100 responders on the ground here from state, local and federal agencies working to reunite victims with families.
Ten states have sent specially trained teams to our community, and two more states are en route.
“As I know, many of you have reported, the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the House are strongly committed to helping our community, and we’re grateful that they’re making our recovery a priority in the upcoming special legislative session. Our City of Kerrville and Kerr County leadership are committed to a transparent and full review of processes and protocols. The special session is going to be a starting point for that work, but our entire focus since day one has been on rescue and reunification,” said Community Service Officer Jonathan Lamb with the Kerrville Police Department.
The numbers of those dead and missing have not changed since Wednesday.
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Kerr County officials will be holding a press conference at 10 a.m. to give an update.
Flooding deaths in Central Texas
At least 96 people have died in Kerr County, including 36 children, at last count.
161 people in Kerr County are now known to be missing, including at least five girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic are still missing.
In Travis County, there were at least seven deaths and also significant damage to infrastructure.
Kendall County has reported seven deaths.
Burnet County has at least five deaths confirmed. A Marble Falls volunteer fire chief is still missing.
Williamson County reports three deaths and Tom Green County has one death confirmed.
Officials say as for missing people, there is one in Burnet and 10 in Travis County.
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