Texas Flash Flads: More 100 – Top Development

In the fourth weekend of July, the toll of death due to dreaded floods in Texas increased to 104 on Monday (local time) as the search and rescue teams continued to search for the missing people through the rivers of floods and used heavy machines to clean the fallen trees.The forecasts warned that continuous rainfall on already saturated land may deteriorate due to floods and obstructs over 1,700 personnel to be obstructed. Texas Governor Greg Abbott stated that there is a risk of heavy rains and the number of victims is likely to increase.The AFP quoted the governor as saying, “There is still a risk of heavy rains with the ability to be due to floods.”

What do we know till now:

Death toll increases as search operation:

So far, the search teams have found bodies of 84 people in Ker County alone, including 28 children. The county camp is home to Mystic and other summer camps. Ker County officials said 10 camper and one counselor were missing.Flash Flood is one of the worst hits in states over decades. Through the camps and houses along the river banks in flood waters, pulling people from cabins and tents, carrying them down. Some of the remaining people were found sticking to trees.On Monday, Riverbank was covered with a pile of twisted trees, mattresses, refrigerators and other debris. Objects such as volleyball, canoe and family painting were from the rubble.19 deaths were reported in other counties including Travis, Burnet, Kendall, Tom Green and Williamson.

Questions on withdrawal and weather warning:

Officials said that once the rescue operation ends, they would review whether the weather alert was sent out properly and why some camps lived in the region, despite the prolonged history of the dangerous floods of the region, locally known as “Flash Flood Galli”.Kerville City Manager Dalton Rice said that many camps are in poor cell phone service areas, making it difficult to receive warnings.“We definitely want to dive into all those things and see,” he said. “We are eager to do this that once we can complete the search and rescue.”Some camps were aware of the dangers and were monitoring the weather. One of the camps shifted people to high land before the flood.Senator Ted Cruz said that budget cuts to federal emergency agencies did not affect the warning.Cruz said, “It is time for political quarrel, time to disagree. It is not at that time.” “It will be a time to find out what can be done separately. I hope that we learn some lessons to apply next time when floods.”The National Meteorological Service on Thursday warned of potential floods and issued several alerts in early Friday, including flash flood images, indicating extreme danger. However, some residents said they never received any notice.President Donald Trump, who signed an disaster declaration for Ker County, said he planned to visit Texas on Friday. He also said that he does not plan to resume federal meteorologists, which were closed this year. “It was something that happened in seconds. Nobody expected it,” said Trump.White House press secretary Karolin Lewitt said that local and federal weather services provided adequate warnings.

Views of destruction in flooded areas:

Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott stated that more than 36 people are still missing and the number may increase.More than 1,000 volunteers have joined the rescue team in Ker County alone.Officials on Monday urged the public to stop the flying drone in the area after a private drone crashed in a rescue helicopter. The helicopter had to make an emergency landing and is now out of service.Many residents had very little time to escape.Reagan Brown said that his elderly parents ran to high land after the floods of their house. He then went back to save his 92 -year -old neighbor from his attic. He later took shelter in a tool shed on high ground with other neighbors.Elizabeth Lester, whose children were in Camp Mystic and Camp La Junta, said their son had to swim out of his cabin window to survive. His daughter climbed a hill as the flood waters rose around her feet.