As a result of a large flood in Texas, at least 120 people were killed, and 172 are considered missing. The Kerr district was most injured, which confirmed 96 deaths, including 36 children.
ABC News writes about this. US President Donald Trump signed an emergency statement (state of natural disasters) for this region. The Federal Agency for Emergency Assistance, as well as local services and authorities work on the spot.
According to the police officer Jonathan Lamb, more than 2100 rescuers from local, employees and federal units participate in the search and assistance. According to him, teams of ten other states have already arrived in the district, two more on the road. Kerry is still looking for 161 people, including five tourists and one leader from a summer camp for a camp of mystical girls. At the time of the mystical camp near Kerrville, there were about 750 girls. Helicopters, drones and boats were involved in rescue work.
The investigation finds out why the warning system does not work properly. According to the audio recordings received by ABC KSAT, the officials of the Kerr district postponed the care of the warnings 90 minutes after the first request of the fire service.
Ingrem a fireman turned to a sheriff at 4:22 in the morning with a request to warn people about the danger. “Is there a way to send encoding to the inhabitants of our hunt, asking them to find the highest area or stay home?” He asked the dispatcher.
The dispatcher replied: “Wait, we must agree with our leader.” The first official notification through the encoding system was only an hour and a half, some only after 10:00 in the morning. By this time, floods were injured in dozens of people.
The Minister of Internal Security Christie Nooy said that the National Meteorological Service sent a notification in time, but this “does not mean that he was heard.” She emphasized that now local authorities should evaluate their notifications and draw conclusions.
The governor of Texas Greg Ebbott announced a special legislative session, which will be partially devoted to floods. “We must provide better preparations for such events in the future,” he said.
Legislative initiatives include improvement of warning systems, communication during floods, extraordinary financing and restoration in mountainous areas. According to Ebbotta, after the tragedy in the Texas hill, it is necessary to make new decisions that will ensure the safety of citizens.
According to OBOZ.ua, Vice -Governor Texas Dan Patrick at briefings said that “there was no rain until the rain, until the tragedy occurred” and that the Guadelop river rose by about 26 feet (almost 8 meters) in 45 minutes. The alarm was declared at about 4 and 5 in the morning local time on Friday.
The city authorities reported that the Guadelop River in Kant reached the second largest level in the history of observations, exceeding the 1987 flood level, citing the national meteorological service.
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