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A growing wall of flowers and photographs honoring the victims of last weekend’s deadly floods has been taking shape in Kerrville over the last 48 hours.
A chain-link fence that separates Water Street in the center of Kerrville from the Guadalupe River just a few hundred feet away has become a makeshift memorial, with the flower-covered stretch serving as a focal point for a grieving community.
More than 2,100 searchers from a dozen Texas Counties, other states and Mexico are continuing recovery efforts to find more victims of the deadly flash flooding in central Texas.
Mourners paid tribute at funerals and memorial services on Saturday as the number of fatalities rose to nearly 130.
The majority of the people in attendance Saturday were from outside the Kerrville community but felt it was important to show their support.
Public officials in the area have come under repeated criticism amid questions about the timeline of what happened and why widespread warnings were