People who lost everything describe leaving homes and express anger at poor preparedness and officials who seemed to shirk responsibility

As Texas marshals a formidable response to the flash floods that have already killed dozens, questions are now being posed about warnings that were given on Thursday and early Friday about the severity of the approaching storm and the co-ordination between local officials and the National Weather Service.

New flood alerts were issued for Texas “hill country” on Sunday, prompting rescue services to suspend the search for missing people, including at least 11 from Camp Mystic, the summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River hard hit by Friday’s flash flood.

At an early evening press briefing, Kerr county authorities said they were suspending the search and evacuating first responders from the river valley. They confirmed that 68 had died there, including 28 children. Not all have been identified, with officials still examining the bodies of 18 adults and 10 children.

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    16 hours ago

    Every time the dumbass Texans get fucked by their representatives the question their leadership for about a month from what I’ve seen 😂 then back to business as usual. they love the free market so much I’ll bet they still haven’t winterized their infrastructure after that cold snap that destroyed a bunch of people’s houses. They probably don’t even think about it anymore, guess we will find out the next time that it happens