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The number of people who died in extraordinary flash flooding in Texas is now more than 100.
Most of the deaths happened in Kerr County.
NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran reports people are starting to ask questions now about whether so much loss of life could have been prevented.
Many residents in Kerr County,
Texas say they did not receive an alert or hear a siren before the Guadalupe River rose to dangerous levels.
Some say they did get a text message as the river was already under steps.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick told Fox News yesterday the state needs to step up and pay for flood sirens along the Guadalupe River.
Had we had sirens along this area, up and down.
the same type of sirens that they have in Israel when there's an attack coming that would have blown very loudly.
It's possible that that would have saved some of these lives.
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing after the catastrophic floods.
Officials expect the number of fatalities to rise.
Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Kerrville, Texas.
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