Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Texas floods for Wednesday, July 9. For the latest news on the Texas flooding, read USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, July 10.
Hopes for finding some of the 170-plus missing people in the wake of devastating flooding along Texas' Guadalupe River were dwindling Wednesday as officials in the hardest-hit county say they haven't rescued anyone alive since the day of the flood.
The July 4 flash flooding has claimed the lives of at least 119 people, a toll that has steadily risen as search and rescue teams and volunteers comb through debris. At least 27 of those deaths were children and counselors at Camp Mystic, a beloved girls' Christian camp that sits along the river. Along with homes and campgrounds in the area, the camp was inundated early Friday morning with little time to act.
On Wednesday, the death toll in hard-hit Kerr County increased to 95, including 36 children. At least 161 people are missing in Kerr County alone, Gov. Greg Abbott told reporters Tuesday. Among them are five campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic, officials said.
The last "live rescue" was made Friday, said Jonathan Lamb with the Kerrville Police Department, and the chances of finding survivors dwindle as time passes.
