The number of dead due to a flood in Texas exceeded 100 on Monday night (7), while the chances of finding more survivors decrease every hour on this fourth day of search.
The death toll includes at least 27 girls and monitors from a single summer camp, where 11 people are still missing.
Texas deputy governor Dan Patrick acknowledged on Monday that flood warning sirens could have saved lives if they had been installed along the river. Kerr County officials considered them install, but gave up due to the cost.
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Senator Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, said there will be a “careful examination of what happened” to avoid the same loss of lives in the future.
The main US Senate Democrat, Chuck Schumer, requested an investigation to verify that cuts in the National Meteorology Service contributed to the number of dead.
Also on Monday, Kerrville mayor Joe Herring Jr. warned residents to expect a “difficult week” as the chances of finding someone still alive diminished.
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He said the rescue teams would continue to search, cutting wreckage and fallen trees, even while preparing for the possibility of more sudden floods.
