Amid criticism, acting FEMA chief touts Texas flood response
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As contaminated Guadalupe River water receded following the deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas, this month, residents returned to find their homes, vehicles and businesses destroyed.
KERR COUNTY, Texas — Friday marks exactly three weeks since the Guadalupe River surged, killing more than a hundred people, 37 of them children. To help with recovery, Kerr County is hosting another informational meeting for residents Friday morning.
There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.
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Officials in Ingram, Texas, which was hit hard by the July 4 floods, have urgent questions for their county’s emergency management coordinator.
Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, who reportedly quit over the Trump administration’s delayed response to deadly flooding in Texas.
Response to the Hill Country floods is the top priority for a special session of the Texas Legislature. Lawmakers have already filed more than a dozen bills.
The flash floods that killed at least 135 people in Texas' Hill Country was the main topic during the opening of a special legislative session in the state on Monday.
FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.