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Fire crews and trained search dogs from the Bay Area have been deployed to Texas to assist in ongoing rescue efforts as catastrophic flooding continues across the state. As of Wednesday, more than 160 people were missing and at least 100 have died, according to the Associated Press.
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase
Governor Kelly Armstrong announced members of the North Dakota National Guard are helping remotely with search and rescue efforts in central Texas.
The Texas Game Wardens of the state’s Parks and Wildlife Department have searched 26 miles of river since the start of the crisis and have conducted 444 rescues, said Lt. Colonel Ben Baker. The agency has deployed helicopters, drone teams, K-9 units, a variety of boats and four-wheel-drive vehicles to carry out search and rescue missions, he said.
Search and rescue operations in central Texas entered their fifth day on Tuesday after heavy rainfall overwhelmed the Guadalupe River, sending floodwaters through homes and summer camps and killing over 100 people.
No injuries or deaths are immediately reported, but officials say an unknown number of people are unaccounted for
Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue responded to four trail emergencies on a recent weekend, as crews assisted hikers during a spike in summer trail