Floods in Texas, USA, havoc
The sudden flood in Texas, USA, caused havoc in the Hill Country on Friday. 51 people died and many people are still missing due to sudden floods in the Gwadalup river due to heavy rains. Rescuers are doing their work fast in flood -prone areas to identify missing people.
In fact, in the area around the Gwadalup River, the rain of a month was rained in a few hours, due to which the river water reached 29 feet and this horrific situation arose.
51 people lost their lives, many missing
Due to this horrific flood, 51 people lost their lives, including 15 children. Many people are still missing. The missing people include 27 girls going to Camp Mistic Summer Camp. According to the information, 8 of the dead have still not been identified. It also includes three children. The US government says that rescue teams are doing their work to search for missing people. So far 850 people have been rescued.
Meteorological department warned of moderate rain
US Home Safety Secretary Christie Nom said that the National Meteorological Service warned of moderate floods a few days ago. He did not make any predictions about such extreme rainfall. Noam said that US President Donald Trump is working to upgrade the administration system.
Trump will sign disaster declaration
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Saturday that he had asked President Donald Trump to sign the disaster announcement. The governor said that he himself did the same for some affected area. He said that by declaring the disaster from the White House, the path of federal aid will open for the people affected and people will get a lot of relief.
Administration had cut the meteorological department employees
Rick Spinrad, former director of the National Ocean and atmospheric (NOA), said that the administration has cut thousands of jobs from the Meteorological Department. This cut has led to a shortage of employees in many meteorological offices. He said that he does not know that the lack of advance warnings for the floods in Texas also depends on the deduction of the employees. Rick said that after this devastation of floods, people will also start doubting the capacity of the weather provided by the agency.
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