The number of dead in floods In the center in the south Texas The authorities reported that the president had increased this Sunday to 68 Donald Trump He signed one Emergency declaration By natural disaster to visit an emergency.
These families cool an unimaginable tragedy, many lives have been lost, and many others are still absent, ”the president wrote in his report on the social platform of truth, announcing the decision
The decision allows the Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) to activate in this area to support local and state authorities.
Larry Leita is Jr., Sheriff of Kerr County, one of the most affected by the disaster, reported 59 deaths. Of the total number of victims 38 – adults and 21 minors.
“We will continue the search work until they find everyone,” the official said in statements to reporters and admitted that the amount of death will increase. ”
The authorities from other nearby communities reported 9 more fatal cases: 3 in the district of Bernet, 1 in Kendalla, 1 in Tom Green and 4 in Travis.
Leita added that 11 minors and young people who spent summer in the camp camp, near the city of Khant, were still missing.
In Kerra, more than 400 rescuers of 20 different agencies of the federal and state government will continue this Sunday with search and rescue work.
The local authorities did not want to establish a specific figure regarding the possible number of missing people, since in this area many people outside the region were a camp on the occasion of the holiday of July 4.
In total, more than 850 people who have not suffered, and eight who were injured in this area have already been successfully evacuated, where more than 160 salvations were on the air.
The manager of the city of Kerville in Kerr County, Dalton Rice, explained yesterday that this is the worst floods in the area since 1987, when 10 teenagers have died.
The governor of Texas Greg Ebbott yesterday asked the Donald Trump administration to issue a federal distress statement and announced the National Prayer Day this Sunday.
The National Meteorological Service explained that on Friday, in just 12 hours, more than 30 centimeters of precipitation accumulated in just 12 hours, which lifted the flow of Guadalup, near the hunt, at the second largest registered level with a height of 9.9 meters.
With information EFE
