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

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.

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
    39·
    21 hours ago

    it’s clear that no one can rely on help or warning from “officials” anymore. everyone needs to get themselves prepared for whatever weather disaster might happen in their area. supplies, bug out bags, escape plans–all of that

    western NC is still trying to recover from the hurricane last september, with state legislature (all R) bickering and not passing the budget

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
      27·
      20 hours ago

      This has always been the far right endgame. They don’t want people to rely on government, so they make government unreliable. Citizens become more exploitable, and thus more profitable.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      15 hours ago

      it’s clear that no one can rely on help or warning from “officials” anymore. everyone needs to get themselves prepared for whatever weather disaster might happen in their area. supplies, bug out bags, escape plans–all of that

      This is the Libertarian wet dream.

      Every dumbfuck Dale Gribble that distrusted the Big Gubbermint couldn’t get normal Americans to buy into their Galt’s Gulch bullshit. Now that they’ve captured the government with the likes of Taco, they are going to FORCE normal Americans to join them in their stupid dystopian fantasies in Galt’s Gulch.

      We all live in Galt’s Gulch now and I guess it’s prone to flash floods.