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FEMA's flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...
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Texas Failed to Spend Millions in Federal Aid for Flood Protection
Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other disasters ...
Heavy rains in Texas pause search efforts for flood victims and damage homes elsewhere
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Emergency crews suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas on ...
Kerr County commissioners hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding
Kerr County commissioners discussed ongoing search and rescue efforts Monday in their first official meeting since ...
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Emergency crews suspend search for Hill Country flooding victims amid new flood warnings
It was the first time a new round of severe weather has paused the search since the flooding earlier this month. Search ...
Texas flooding death toll rises; new flood watch in effect
Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill ...
FEMA search and rescue teams take days to reach Texas after flooding as agency faces overhaul
Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN ...
New questions over use of alerts before devastating Texas floods
As the recovery efforts continue after devastating flash floods in Texas Hill Country, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth obtained FEMA ...