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.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    9 hours ago

    I mean how fucked in the head are these parents? They put their kids directly in harms way, took away their communication, and now many are dead.

    I mean, that’s just the free market at work. If they had done their research, they would have sent their daughters to a different camp that wouldn’t have flooded. No need for the government to be involved at all.

    (Hope the /s isn’t needed)