Texas Floods: Over 160 Missing, Camp Disaster Plan Approved Days Before Disaster

Devastating Texas Floods

• 💔 The death toll from deadly Texas floods has reached 110 lives lost, with at least 173 people still unaccounted for.
• 🏕️ Many of the missing are believed to be from an all-girls summer camp.
• ⚠️ Tragically, Texas state inspectors had approved the camp's disaster plan just two days before the flooding disaster struck.

Search and Rescue Efforts

• 🔍 In Kerr County alone, 161 people are known to be missing.
• 🚁 The governor of Texas conducted an aerial tour of the devastation as the desperate hunt for the missing continued.
• 🏞️ Multiple RV parks and campgrounds were located within a two-mile stretch of the river, contributing to the high number of missing individuals.

Questions of Warning and Preparedness

• ❓ Community members are questioning why there was no warning or evacuation to higher ground.
• 🚫 Officials have been refusing to answer questions regarding the lack of warning.
• 💡 In an area known as "Flash Flood Alley," years of discussions about investing in warning systems by public officials have not resulted in implementation.

Failed Warning System Implementation

• 📈 Public records show that the city of Kerrville discussed the importance of a warning system as early as 2016.
• 💰 In April, nearly a decade later, a government agency approved just over $70,000 to develop a system, but it was not in place when the water rose.
• 🏛️ Kerr County Commissioners had discussed implementing such a system at least 20 times over nine years, attempting to secure FEMA funding without success.