Texas Floods: Texas hit with another round of heavy rains; ‘Code Red’ released in Ker County

Texas collided with another round of heavy rains on Sunday, when in one of the most deadly natural disasters in the history of the state, a few days after the disastrous floods of floods in the life of more than 120 people, Kerr and Gilestian counties were killed on Sunday with “life-threatening” flash flooding, in which the rain rate was expired to reach 1 to 2 inches per hour.The Sheriff Office of Ker County released a “code red”, stating that it is “a clearance, but a preparation notification. Due to inclement weather and floods with the Guadalup River,” be ready to vacate for a population of 50,000 in the county.Ker County was the most seriously affected area because during the early hours of July 4, the Guadalup River increased by 20 feet in just 90 minutes, claiming the lives of 27 counselors and children in a Christian summer camp, as reported by New York Post.The search operations were kept for a stop as it received heavy rains. In Kerville, where local authorities have faced criticism to fail to properly warn the residents about the growing water in the early hours of July 4, the authorities went to the door-to-door after midnight in the early hours of Sunday to inform some potential floods. Phone alerts were also sent to the residents of the area reported by AP.Flood warnings are effective till 7 pm on Sunday (local time).Officials of the Ingram Fire Department ordered the crew to immediately clean the Guadalupa River Corridor in Care County as the search efforts were stopped, warning of potential flash floods.The police department of Kerville said on Sunday, “We will soon provide more information, but for now, all the search employees need to vacate the river corridor until the next notice.”Agency spokesperson Brian Loche said that search efforts would continue on Monday morning by the Ingram Fire Department.Texas Governor Greg Abbott posted on X on Sunday that, “Texas Task Force One and Texas Parks and Wildlife Lampsus County are rescuing Swift Water at County. We continue to monitor all the counties with focus on saving life.”Governor Abbott announced that the state has composed its rescue operations, launched in Ker County last week, which now includes San Saba, Lamps and Shletcher Counties, with lamps, mands, kimbals and sutton counties.According to Ashley Johnson, CEO of the San Saba-based non-profit Hill Country Community Action Association, the most recent wave of flood damaged about 100 houses and destroyed the wide parts of the cattle fences, as reported by the AP.“Anything you can imagine in a rural community, was damaged,” Johnson said. “Our blessings were the light of the day and we knew that it was coming.”“Everyone is just doing what they can help their neighbors,” he said.The forecasts warned that the Guadalupa river could reach about 15 feet (4.6 meters) by Sunday afternoon, about five feet above the flood phase, possibly highway 39 bridges in the hunt, a small city where the camp is located.“Many secondary roads and bridges are floods and very dangerous,” said weather service warning.