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IrishBubbaLiberal

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Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:19 AM Jul 8

Complete Lack of enough military help at devastated Texas flood [View all]

Texas RV Park owner says more help is needed to rescue those trapped in flooded vehicles

Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) 2025-07-08T02:25:45.190Z


Maybe some of the National Guards riding around an empty park in L.A. can come help🤔

(@rweezyt.bsky.social) 2025-07-08T02:49:21.752Z


Maybe some of those ICE soldiers obstructing kids camps in MacArthur Park in LA could spare some time to help real victims.

VJM4democracy (@vjm4democracy.bsky.social) 2025-07-08T02:27:35.175Z


https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-07-07/national-coast-guard-texas-floods-18364338.html

National Guard joins rescue efforts in Texas after devastating floods By ROSE L. THAYER STARS AND STRIPES • July 7, 2025


Source - Stars and Stripes

AUSTIN, Texas — Members of the Coast Guard and Texas National Guard helped rescue more than 700 people trapped by devastating flooding across the Texas Hill Country over the weekend that has resulted in more than 80 deaths, including 27 children.

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The Texas National Guard, which has roughly 230 troops deployed, has rescued 525 people as of Sunday, said Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer, commander of the Texas National Guard. Of those, 366 were air evacuations using a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Suelzer said. Troops were deployed to Kerr, San Saba and Burnet counties, and include a behavioral health officer, two chaplains and air crews for eight helicopters, Suelzer said. The 147th Attack Wing has deployed to provide high-resolution imagery to help determine the scope of flooding. The drone takes off from more than 280 miles away in Houston and received special clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly to Kerr County at a lower altitude because of ongoing bad weather, Suelzer said.


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