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CNN's Pamela Brown, who attended Camp Mystic as a child, expressed frustration Tuesday that officials weren't answering basic questions about evacuation efforts during deadly flash flooding that occurred in Central Texas over the weekend.

Brown let out an audible sigh as Kerr County officials wrapped up Tuesday's update on the recovery efforts. They reported that at least 108 people were killed when the Guadalupe River crested. At least 27 girls and counselors at a summer camp were among them.

Five campers and one counselor remained missing Tuesday....

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No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area, causing damage to homes, power outages, and dangerous or deadly conditions. If you’re on the coast, it may be a hurricane; in the Midwest or South, a tornado; in the West, wildfires; and as we’ve seen in recent years, anywhere can experience heat waves or flash flooding.

Living through a disaster and its aftermath can be both traumatic and chaotic, from the immediate losses of life and belongings to conflicting information around where to access aid. The weeks and months after may be even more difficult, as the attention on your community is gone but civic services and events have stalled or changed drastically. ...

CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - Governor Matt Mead asked on Tuesday for a presidential disaster declaration in Wyoming to free up federal funds to repair roads and bridge damaged by harsh winter weather and flooding.