Texas floods death toll in Kerr County hits 96
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A third young girl from Austin has been confirmed among the dead after catastrophic floods hit Camp Mystic in Kerr County. The family of Abby Lynn Pohl confirmed her death on Friday, July 11.
Central Texas officials are working to install a temporary bridge after a crossing in the northwestern portion of Travis County became inaccessible following last weekend's deadly flash floods. The majority of flooding in Travis County occurred near the Sandy Creek neighborhood, an area now lacking critical bridge access.
Alert fatigue may have led some residents to ignore warnings. Spotty cell service also could have kept some alerts from coming in at all.
AUSTIN, Texas — A crash in southeast Austin Friday afternoon has claimed the life of a child. According to Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS), a crash involving two vehicles happened at around 1:30 p.m. Friday in the 8500 block of Dee Gabriel Collins Road, near Austin's airport.
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FOX 7 Austin on MSNChild dead, 3 others injured after car crash in SE AustinAUSTIN, Texas - A child is dead, and three others were injured after a rollover crash in Southeast Austin. According to Austin Travis County EMS, on July 11, around 1:25 p.m., first responders responded to a two-car crash in the 8500-8525 block of Dee Gabriel Collins Rd.
Austin-Travis County EMS has responded to about two dozen water rescues this morning amid flooding in western Travis County. The National Weather Service extended its flash flood warning for much of the Austin area until 7 p.m. This story will be updated.
Travis County has launched expanded relief services and recovery efforts as Leander-area residents—northwest of Austin—begin rebuilding their lives after deadly flooding over the Fourth of July weekend.