Governor Texas, Greg EbbottIt was ordered to raise the flags in half of the mast to maintain a duel for more than a hundred deaths caused floods In the region ‘Hill Country’, On the outskirts San Antonio, They also left about 173 missing.
Search work continued on Wednesday -supported by dozens of volunteers and rescue teams from other states of the country and even Firefighters from Mexico-Ant the possibility of finding survivors in the tragedy, which struck several districts on July 4.
“During this terrible event, countless lives were lost, and throughout the state an incredible amount of physical and emotional damage was suffered,” Ebbott said in a letter so that the official buildings observed mourning until Monday next week and encouraging private organizations to do the same.
During the press conference yesterday from Hunt, One of the villages most affected by the disaster, Ebbott He said that the number of missing people performed 170: 161 in the district Kerr and 12 in other places.
The authorities have still resumed to deliver the final figure of people whose whereabouts are unknown, and the revelation of yesterday’s Indika The number of dead -a minimum of 119, At the moment, this can be raised.
The local authorities were questioned by residents and experts for not ordering the evacuation of districts near the river, despite the heavy rains.
Speaking today with the press, the locked sheriff Kerr, Larry Leita, He promised to investigate doubts about how the region worked last night from July 3 to 4.
“I think that these questions should be answered, families have disappeared, beloved people, people, people who have chosen me for this position,” said Leita. “I want this answer and we will get it.”
Several inhabitants Coveryl indicated in the interview that they received Flood notifications and pouring rains Early hours on July 4, but they were not asked to evacuate or move to another area.
From 1:00 on Saturday watches National Meteorological Service (NWS, for his abbreviation in English) began to issue alerts about the threat of floods in the districts Flag and Kerr.
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In one of the first wheels after the disaster, the authorities admitted that the forecasts of rain They underestimated the magnitude of real precipitation.
Some experts, however, expressed doubts about how prepared the region, given the magnitude of the tragedy.
“It seems that they could take (…) preventive measures to reduce the risk of death, if the organizers of the injured camps and local authorities were present at the warnings of the government and private sources of weather,” said the chief meteorologist of Accuweather, the local environment of The Texas Tribune reports.
In total, between the night of July 3 until the morning of 4, they accumulated from 12.7 to 27.9 centimeters of rain in the districts Kerr, flag, Tom Green and Kendall, According to NWS.
Texas continues to maintain the impact of Texas from destructive floods throughout the state.
More than 2200 people and more than more than more than more than more than expanded.
More than 20 state agencies are currently responsible.
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– Greg Ebbott (@gregabbott_tx) July 9, 2025
With information EFE.
