FEMA's director defends the response to Texas flooding
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Governor Greg Abbott requests federal aid for Real County, Texas, following catastrophic floods, aiming to secure resources for recovery.
Several states and two Native American tribes waited months for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical emergency services remain on hold.
As contaminated Guadalupe River water receded following the deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas, this month, residents returned to find their homes, vehicles and businesses destroyed.
As recovery efforts continue in central Texas after the deadly flash floods earlier this month, many want to know if our state is prepared for another weather disaster.
Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the flash flooding that killed at least 135 people.
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Ingram officials have been waiting to hear from Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator after feeling as if they were on their own during the devastating July 4 flooding.
Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, who reportedly quit over the Trump administration’s delayed response to deadly flooding in Texas.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, said Wednesday that it will keep its Disaster Outreach Center open through Friday.