Search for Deadly flood victims Hill Country in Texas runs in its third week as officials try to reduce how many people remain missing and MPs have designed to discuss the initial response of the authorities and provide better warning systems.
In the weekend of July, at least 135 people were killed by Flash Flood at least 135 people in Texas, in which most of the deaths occurred. With Guadalup River In Ker County, about 60 miles in the north -west of San Antonio. The hill country is naturally prone Flood flood Because its dry, dirt -filled soil cannot soak heavy rain.
State officials were saying that about 160 people were unaware after the flood in Ker County, but now they say that Kerr and other counties are about 100 missing. State, federal and International resources Inaccessible attempts, which were interrupted More rainfall in mid -July,
Ker County officials said the number of missing people was reduced with the recovery of the victims, contacted with those who were found to be safe, and some reports were found to be unbalanced or incorrect. In addition, he said, there is ups and downs in the missing list as the report comes in a hotline.
Nick Wagner/Xinhua through Getty Image
The flood ruined the hill country. Vacation cabins, youth camps campgrounds fill the riversbank and hills of County, and a century -old Christian Summer Camp for girls in a lower area with Camp Mystic, Guadalup. At least 27 campers and consultants died. There were many campers killed The youngest people of the camp,
The Texas Legislature is to be called on Monday for a special session. The village. Greg Abbott initially called MPs back at Texas State Capital in Austin, expecting MLA THC products to pass a measure to regulate a fast growing business in products. After vetoing a bill They would have been banned from this. Since the flood, President Donald Trump has also told Republican who control State Government to rebuild Congress districts To help the GOP prospects to maintain the majority of the American house in the mid -term elections next year.
Now, Abbott and other legislative leaders have added flood -related issues to the agenda. Abbott said that legalists will consider to deal with the floods and reforms Warning system for hill country residentsKer County does not have a warning system as state and local agencies missed opportunities for finance in the last decade.
Trump and Abbott aggressively pushed back against the questions as to how local authorities responded to the first report of heavy rains forecasts and flash floods. President, who Visited the area on 11 JulyTo increase such issues, a reporter called a “evil” and said he thought “everyone did an incredible job in circumstances.” Abbott dismissed a question as to who was blamed as a “losers’ choice” and used a analogy that began: “Every football team makes mistakes.”
Eric Gay / AP
“The way the winning things are not to indicate the fingers,” he concluded.
Abbott has nominated initial warning systems and emergency communication bills as priorities for the special session of the Legislature, which is scheduled for the last 30 days.
The House and Senate have formed special committees on floods and disaster preparations, and they are planning to listen to comments from residents, Kerville, the most difficult-the-toughest-the-tougted–curse county seat on July 31.
The committees are scheduled to begin with a joint hearing on Wednesday to consider the state’s response to deadly floods; Plan for floods; Infrastructure for flood management; And the first communication between the respondents. Washington Senator Maria Cantwell said “Facing the nation with Margaret Brainon“That is a” national responsibility “for the federal government Improve forecasting system,
A bill already introduced by Republican rape. Don McLaglin will need the top public health officer of the state to set construction standards for young camps in 100 years of floodgrounds-which defines a high-risk area with 1% of floods in any year as a high-risk area.
During a recent news conference, Republican State Rape. Drew Darby, a member of the House Committee, said that legalists could not bring back the flood victims or reduce the flood.
“But what we can do is to learn from it,” he said.