Texas’s destroyed flash floods at the end of the week Killed at least 82 people In South America, the state has disappeared.
The government’s response and warning systems have been scrutinized due to the death and destruction of the flood. The warning of flash floods in some parts of the Texas remains intact till Monday and the search for the lost people continues.
Here is what happened in Texas and how the government responded:
What happened and what caused the flood in Texas?
While the residents were asleep early on Friday, the flash flooded Texas Hill Country, the central and south Texas region. Within a couple of hours, the Gaddup River went beyond its edge and grew more than two storey buildings On about 9 meters (30 feet).
The drone footage taken on Saturday showed high amounts of water in the entire neighborhood.
Flash floods when heavy rains pour down rapidly and the ground is not able to absorb it. Central Texas is called “Flash Flood Ley Le” because it is especially sensitive to flooding.
Where was the worst flood?
The Kar County was the most shocked by the floods that started on the US Independence Day and a long holiday weekend.
The counter with more than 52,000 people’s homes is sitting on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. County has parks and outdoor sites as well as cultural centers, which have a Western Art Museum.
What is a camp mystery in Texas?
Many girls were killed and the other disappeared as a private Christian summer camp for girls, Riverside Camp Myster flooded. About 77 km northwest of San Antonio. (85 miles) The camp is located in the Hunt community in the Western Kaer County on the banks of the river Gadlup.
Camp Mysteick was established by American footwear coach EJ “Dock” Stewart in 1926 in Texas University. After the US government rents a camp as a recovery facility for the military air corps, the camp is running every summer every summer in World War II.
More than 30 activities such as archery, aerobics, basketball, ceramics, kayaking and golf, three sessions are carried out every summer.
About 750 people lived in Camp Myster when flooded. At least 23 people in the camp are missing after the flood.
How many people have died?
At least People have died in the flood, official SAID said.
They include People 68 people who died in the Kare County alone, Sheriff Larry Leh told reporters on Sunday afternoon. There are 28 children of the dead in the Kare County.
Texas officials officials confirmed that at least 10 people were killed in the nearby region.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Sunday that peoples from across the state were missing. “You will increase the number of deaths today,” Texas Department Public Secretary Director Freeman Martin said at a press conference, “You will increase the number of deaths today.”
Al Jaizira’s Heider Zouu-Kastro reported from Washington, DC, the rescue workers “do not give up until the last person was found-one person had promised to heal or their body.
Is the river Gaddup flooded before?
Yes, the Kera County has seen historically floods from the Gawadul river.
The floods in Mexico started as a storm in Mexico due to the floods of the disaster in July 198.77 and went beyond the border and hit the Western Kaer County and rained in the upper part of Gadulup.
Local media also said that the summer camp was also hit in the 1987 77 floods, and two teenagers were killed at Sofa’s Pot O”Gold Christian Camp near Texas, near Texas, local media said.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said that the Gwadulup River won that level of 1987 on Friday.
Why is it being criticized by the government’s response?
President Donald Trump’s Government Efficiency Department (DOJ) reduced the NWS, reduced funds and reduced employees.
The Trump administration has proposed cuts and changes in the US government agencies, national ocean and atmospheric administration (NOAA) organized by the Trump Administration. NWS is part of the NOAA.
In early June, the NWS lost almost 600 employees, who were either released or retired.
The NWS’s Austin/San Antonio office has a shortage of six employees, and according to the Legislative Director of the National Weather Service Employees Association Tom Fahi, the nearby San Angelo office is less than four employees, NBC News said.
Some Democrats have argued that reducing NWS makes it difficult to control climatic disasters like flash floods in Texas.
Democratic member of the US House of Representatives in Texas, Jovin Castro, told CNN, “I do not think it is useful to miss the main staff in the national weather service.”
What emergency warning did the government give?
Despite the deduction, the government gave several flood warning for Texas. On Wednesday, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced that there was a risk of flooding, state emergency response resources. That afternoon, the NWS’s Austin/San Antonio office posted on X: “Medium to heavy shower is scattered and expanding in the mountain country.”
On Thursday, the TDEM in the X Post said the West and Central Texas faced flood threat. The NWS said on X: “The torrential rain pockets are expected and the result can be flooded.”
NWS also a Flood watchWhich is a warning that the weather conditions are favorable for floods. “That does not mean floods, but this is possible,” said the NWS website.
On Friday, the NWS gave flood watches a flood warning, which means that the flood is near or happening. 1:26 in the morning (06:26 GMT), NWS posted on X “Flash flood is possible with a potential result overnight”. At 4am (09:00 GMT), NWS posted: “A very dangerous flash flooding event is on. … Rotate, don’t sink!”
An hour later, the NWS San Angelo office issued a rare flash flood emergency and shortly followed by the Austin/San Antonio office.
What has the government said?
The Trump administration has rejected the allegation that the floods are unexpected and could not be estimated by blaming the weather monitoring agencies in any way.
Trump told reporters: “This is a 100 -year disaster and it is so terrible to see it.”
Scientists usually use words like “100 years of flood” or “500 years of flood” to flood unprecedented severity compared to historical records, according to, US Geographical Survey??
Trump added that he would visit Texas “mostly Friday”.
When asked by Trump that the meteorologists who left the Dog cut should be rehabilitated, the President said, “I do not know”, “I would think. In seconds, no one expected it. No one has seen it. No one was seen by the talented people and they did not see it.”
Speaking at a press conference with Abotta, US Homeland Secretary Secretary Christie Nom said that Trump is using “all the resources in the Federal Government” for search and recovery work.
“For many years, everyone knows that the weather is very difficult to estimate, but in many years the national weather service has done a good job and sometimes we all need more time and more warnings,” Nom said.
She said that the Trump administration is “upgrading the technology” using the NWS.
What rescue efforts are going on?
About 17 helicopters were deployed Find out the lost people?? In addition, the Texas National Guard was called to help in the search operation.
Abot wrote on Sunday, “We continue our 24/7 search and rescue operation until every lost person is found.
What is the latest situation on the ground?
The NWS Austino/San Antonio office on Monday (08:00 GMT) wrote in an X post on Monday (08:00 GMT) at the northeast of San Antonio in the country of San Antonio in the country of Texas Hill and the inter -state highway corridor on Monday.
At the same time, the NWS’s San Angelo office posted on X that “the latest indications are that our area is not yet flooded.”
* Significant updates at 10 pm – the latest indications are that our area is not yet done by flood risk. The latest model data indicates that the sunrise on our southeast county can increase the extra shower/storm over the sun and then spread to the west on Monday morning. #Sjtvx #fort Pic.twitter.com/auhh93xzq
– NWS San Angelo (@nwssanangelo) 7 July 2055
In the previous post (Monday 05:00 GMT) the Austin/San Antonio NWS office said that “it is difficult to determine the exact (rain) quantity of rain,” saying that any additional rainfall will cause flash flood.
There is a risk of flash floods from the flower watch area overnight and all day long. It is difficult to determine the exact locations that occur in a different heavy amount. Any additional torrential rains will cause rapid run and flash flood. PIC.TWITTER.com/9AWWR7VKG5
– NWS Austin/San Antonio (@nwssanantonio) 7 July 2055
