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The number of people reported missing in the hardest hit Texas flood region during the catastrophic floods has plunged dramatically from nearly 100 as most have been found safe, officials announced Saturday.
Texas officials have dramatically reduced the number of people reported missing from the catastrophic July 4th floods in Kerr County from over 160 individuals down to just three people, according to a press release from the Kerr County Flood Disaster Joint Information Center.
Authorities determined that three people are still missing from the floods, a sharp drop from the approximately 100 people authorities had previously said were unaccounted for.
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Volunteers and rescue crews are still searching for the over 100 people that are still missing from the floods that killed at least 135 people.