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Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC News analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data, satellite imagery and risk modeling.
Officials warned that the full extent of the catastrophe is unknown and unaccounted victims could still be found amid the massive piles of debris.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state legislators to convene a special session on Monday as the death toll rose to at least 120 people and 172 reported missing in Fourth of July flooding in the Hill Country.
Watch as Greg Abbott delivers a strange football analogy when he is questioned over who is to blame for the death toll in the Texas floods, which currently stands at over 100. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday (8 July),
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Death toll in Central Texas climbs to 118The death toll from the July 4th weekend flooding in Central Texas has climbed to 118. Across the state, more than 170 people are considered missing. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has promised that the search will not stop until all of the missing are found.