US EditionKerr County Commissioners Set to Hold First Meeting Since Catastrophic Texas Flooding
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 14 – Officials hold first meeting to address delayed emergency response and ongoing recovery after flooding killed 106 people and left over 150 missing in Kerr County, Texas.
- Kerr County Commissioners are set to hold their first official court meeting Monday following catastrophic flooding that killed at least 106 people, including 36 children.
- On July 4, the Guadalupe River rapidly rose from a height of about 3 feet to nearly 30 feet within three-quarters of an hour, resulting in the deaths of 27 campers and staff members at Camp Mystic.
- Search and rescue operations continue with 2,200 personnel deployed, while questions persist about local officials' preparation and delayed FEMA response until at least July 7 evening.
- In downtown Kerrville, a memorial along a fence has been adorned with flowers, stuffed animals, and a handwritten message from a child in crayon that says, "Beautiful angels, soar above. Until we reunite, may you find peace."
- The disaster prompted declarations of disaster area by Governor Abbott and President Trump, and the upcoming meeting will address flood-related topics including support for affected families.
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Kerr County officials said on Monday that they were receiving death threats amid lingering questions about the county’s preparation and response to the recent flooding. “It’s sad to see the evil that’s out there,” Rich Paces, a Kerr County commissioner, said at the commission’s public meeting after disastrous flooding this month left 103 people dead in the county. “I’ve been getting death threats. Can you imagine? People cursing us for decisions…
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Helicopter rescues captured in video during catastrophic Kerr County flooding
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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, including children and counselors at a summer camp, were killed in catastrophic flooding last week.
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