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Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt is part of a group that recently committed $500,000 to support relief and recovery in Texas. In Kansas City, the Hunt family has been touched by the tragedy in a personal way.
Wimberley, Texas, was the site of a devastating flash flood on Memorial Day weekend in 2015. Now, 10 years later, the town has rebuilt with such floods in mind — but still feels the emotional effects.
With 101 people still missing after the July 4 flash flood, the focus turns to local lakes, and what may be buried in them.
INGRAM, Texas — Search and rescue crews from Mexico were forced to halt their operations on the Guadalupe River in Ingram, Texas today as rain caused water levels to rise, complicating efforts to find victims of the deadly July 4th floods.
A local forensic diver and his nephew have returned from Texas, where they worked with recovery teams to find missing flood victims.
Ford and its philanthropic arm are donating money, and dealers will donate cars and aid to Texans impacted. Toyota and GM have plans to help, too.
More than two dozen Mexican rescue volunteers and firefighters have been looking for victims and clearing debris along the Guadalupe River. Others were left waiting for visas and humanitarian permits to cross the border.
Recovery operations in Texas resume on Tuesday after being put on hold amid new flash flooding concerns. Parts of Kerr County were hit with more rainfall less than two weeks after the same region was devastated with intense and deadly flooding.
Participating Papa Johns locations in Texas will donate 100% of the profits from all orders made across the region on Tuesday, July 15th to help aid the ongoing relief efforts
The H2i Lab recreated a map of the Kerr County floods, showing how high the water levels got at certain times during the morning of July Fourth.