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FEMA search and rescue teams take days to reach Texas

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 they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at least Monday evening — days after any victim had been found alive.

FOX 13 Seattle on MSN · 36m

Texas flood victims struggled to reach FEMA after layoffs: Report

The New York Times reports that FEMA failed to answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line in the days following deadly floods in central Texas.

CBS News · 2h

Storm pauses search for Texas flood victims

Water levels rose again in central Texas as rain pounded the areas still recovering from last week's deadly floods.

Texas, flooding

ABC News on MSN · 15h

Texas flooding live updates: Over 130 killed as flash flood threat increases in Texas

Over 130 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

USA Today · 2h

Creeks overflow as fresh flash flooding wreaks havoc on Texas

New flash flooding was observed in Lampasas County, Texas amid a warning from the National Weather Service. Footage shows water overflowing at a creek.

CBS News · 4h

More rainfall expected across North Texas; flash flooding may happen

Some North Texans will see more rain Monday, July 14, as a storm system moves through the area. There is a possibility of some flash flooding, the First Alert Weather team says.

Texas, Camp Mystic and flash flood

Associated Press News on MSN · 20h

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

FEMA Deleted Texas Camp's Buildings from Flood Map—Report

There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.

Chron on MSN · 19h

A tribute to Camp Mystic counselors who risked it all in Texas flood

Catherine Wendlandt, a freelance writer in Texas who has written stories for Chron, attended Camp Mystic as a camper from 2004 to '13, then served as a counselor from 2014 to '16. Wendlandt shared this tribute to camp counselors,

16hon MSN

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 ...

Houston Public Media2h

Texas missed opportunities to prepare for Hill Country flood, former FEMA chief of staff says

Michael Coen, chief of staff of FEMA under former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, called on the state to be more ...

18h

Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods

The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of ...

15mon MSN

The search for missing of catastrophic flooding in Texas will resume after pausing due to rain

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescue crews in Texas kept a wary eye on river levels Monday, hoping to resume the search for people ...

8hon MSN

Kerr County commissioners set to hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding

Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people, ...

2don MSN

Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...

14hon MSN

Texas Officials Did Not Use Technology That Would Have Sent Lifesaving Messages amid Flooding Tragedy: Report

A new report has found that officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use technology that would have sent lifesaving emergency ...

3don MSN

Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after ...

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