Heavy rain halts search for Texas flood victims with more than 160 still missing– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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The search for more than 160 people still missing after last week’s catastrophic floods in Texas has been complicated by more rainfall.

Flash flood warnings were in place in central Texas on Sunday after the rapid rise of the Lampasas River, as first responders searched along the Guadalupe River in the state’s Hill Country for the remaining victims of the 100-year Fourth of July holiday weekend weather event that has killed at least 129 people.

Local officials in Kerrville, an area hit hard by last week’s floods, went door to door shortly after midnight on Sunday to warn residents about the risks, in addition to pushing alerts to their phones, amid criticism for the lack of warnings that were delivered last week.

Search-and-rescue efforts were expected to continue on Monday, depending on conditions, Ingram Fire Department spokesman Brian Lochte told the Associated Press.

“We’re working with a few crews and airboats and SAR (search-and-rescue) boats just in case,” Lochte said.