Texas, Kerrville and flood
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The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that 'no additional in-kind donations (clothing, food, supplies) are needed in Kerrville.' They said the best way to help is with monetary donations.
Crews have searched “from the headwaters of the Guadalupe River to Canyon Lake and back,” and continue the “intensive search operations.”
The Family Assistance Center has a number of services for those that have been directly impacted by these floods.
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Kerrville residents are grappling with widespread damage to homes, cars and belongings after recent flooding. Many are turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for financial help.
Kerr County commissioners discussed ongoing search and rescue efforts Monday in their first official meeting since catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people in the county over the July 4 weekend.
More than 1,000 local, state, and federal responders, alongside thousands of volunteers from across the country, remain on the ground in Kerr County as search and recovery efforts continue in the aftermath of devastating floods.
A flood watch is in effect into July 15 for more than a dozen counties as saturated ground gets drenched again.
FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, are opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Kerrville on Thursday, July 10, to help homeowners, renters and business owners impacted by the flooding.
Police said that due to heavy rain, volunteer operations are currently suspended "until further notice."