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New report on Kristi Noem’s 3-day delay of Texas flood rescue
According to a new report Secretary Noem did not sign off on deploying FEMA’s urban search and rescue team to Texas until ...
Search-and-rescue volunteers had to rely on sense of smell to find bodies in Texas flood debris, one reveals
Volunteers combing through debris piles from the devastating Central Texas flooding had to sniff out decaying bodies in the ...
At least 120 dead in Texas floods, as rescue operations shift to recovery phase
A grandmother explains how nine family members survived by creating an escape hatch through an attic wall. CBS News New ...
Rescue volunteers face fatigue and frustration in ongoing search for flood victims in Texas' Hill Country
While there is not much that can be done at night because it's so dark, there are some people who are continuing the very ...
Toddler added to tragic list of dead from historic Texas floods
The 20-month-old boy, Clay Parisher, was part of a big holiday gathering at a relative’s home along the riverbanks of the ...
Texas animal rescue group takes in displaced pets, after fatal floods
STORY: Since the devastating July Fourth (July 4) floods in Central Texas, countless lives have been disrupted, including ...
Budget limits at DHS delayed FEMA’s Texas deployment, officials say
FEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi ...
Austin, Texas fire chief accused of refusing to send special rescue team to flood zone over $800K dispute with state
The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic ...