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Fewer Than 100 Unaccounted For in Texas Flood as Officials Decry ‘Blame Game’

In Kerr County, where the most deaths occurred, officials said they were receiving threats, even as they continued to deflect questions about flood warnings.

© Carter Johnston for The New York Times

At least 132 people were killed by the July 4 flooding in Central Texas.
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As Texas Flood Raged, Camp Mystic Was Left to Fend for Itself

Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

The belongings of campers were piled outside a pair of cabins at Camp Mystic.
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