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Texas flood death toll rises to 110

Death toll ⁣rises in Texas floods as search for missing continues.

The death toll from the devastating ‌floods⁣ in Texas has reached 110, according to webangah News Agency. ⁤Rescue operations remain ⁢ongoing to locate missing individuals, ‌with Kerr county alone reporting 87 fatalities-including 27 children.

Texas Governor‌ Greg Abbott warned of potential flash flooding and cautioned ⁢that the ​casualty‍ count may ‍still rise. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump confirmed he will‍ visit Texas ⁤on Friday.

The White House pushed back against critics who claim workforce⁤ reductions at the⁤ National Weather Service weakened warning systems. Spokeswoman ⁢Caroline Levitt⁢ told reporters: “Blaming the president for these ‌floods is a malicious falsehood that won’t heal ​anything during ​this time of national mourning.”

She defended the NWS-which ‍The ⁤New⁢ York Times reported had key staffing ⁤shortages in its texas offices before the disaster-as having provided “timely warnings and ‌accurate forecasts.”

Trump⁢ called the floodwaters that struck during Independence‍ Day celebrations “a once-in-a-century ‌catastrophe nobody saw‍ coming.”

News Sources: ©​ webangah News Agency, Mehr News​ Agency, روسیا الیوم
English channel of the webangah news agency on Telegram
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