Mexico sends firefighters, search personnel to help flood victims in Texas
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY, KERR COUNTY, JUL 7 – More than 20 Mexican firefighters deployed drones and technology to assist Kerr County search teams after deadly flash floods left dozens missing, officials said.
- The Venezuelan government expressed condolences for the catastrophic floods in Texas and New Mexico, calling for stronger climate action and unity among nations.
- At least 161 people are missing in Kerr County due to the floods.
- Firefighters from Mexico joined rescue efforts in Texas, bringing advanced tools to search for those missing after the floods.
- The death toll from the floods in Texas has risen to at least 110, including 27 campers from Camp Mystic.
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Mexican rescue volunteers bring earthquake expertise to Texas flood recovery
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Patricia Campos stood before a memorial displaying photos of flood victims, one of dozens of Mexican volunteer rescuers helping with recovery efforts from the July 4 flooding that killed at least 120 people across Central Texas. Campos, from Michoacán, Mexico, traveled to Kerr County as part of Los Topos, a Mexican volunteer rescue organization formed after a 1985 earthquake, which killed an estimated 10,000 people in Mexico City…
El Paso.- As the waters of the Guadeloupe River continue to overflow and raze with structures, vehicles and camps in its channel, federal rescue teams from El Paso remain deployed in the most affected area of central Texas, where the search for survivors remains active. Among the first to arrive is the Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue team from the Border Patrol, an elite unit specializing in rescue operations in extreme conditions. The g…
Mexican Firefighters Join Search for the Missing in Texas - Overpasses For America
“It’s sad. I mean, your head goes through all the scenarios that might have happened. We don’t know if they’re safe or if they’re missing. So, yeah. Lots goes through when you see something like this.” “So we’re going to get this convoy with all the excavators.” “OK.” “And a bunch of D.P.S. and everything.” “Oh I see, I see.” “We’re going to go right down the middle of the lane to go to it.” “Perfect — OK, yeah sure. Lead the way and we’ll follo…
Mexican volunteers help Texas with rescue efforts in wake of deadly flooding
First responders from Mexico are helping Texas in the wake of flooding that killed dozens of people over the Independence Day weekend. In a social media post on Tuesday, July 8, a spokesperson for the city of Acuña in Mexico, located approximately 140 miles from the hardest-hit areas of Texas, stated that the town dispatched a rescue squad from its civil protection and firefighting teams to Kerr County, Texas. Death toll rises The team, includin…
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