HILL COUNTRY, Texas (KWTX) – At least two people are dead, and dozens more have been forced to evacuate as rising floodwaters move through the Texas Hill Country — a region still rebuilding from last year’s floods.
River levels surge overnight
In areas including Comfort, Kerrville and Hunt, gauges show the Guadalupe River rose as much as 30 feet overnight. In Kerrville alone, the river rose 32 feet in just four hours.
Rescues underway in Uvalde County
Texas Game Wardens said they rescued 147 people and evacuated 83 others, along with five pets, from areas susceptible to rising waters.
Relief fund opened for flood victims
Austin Dickson, CEO of the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, said the foundation opened a Texas Hill Country Relief Fund in response to this week’s flooding. The foundation makes grants to area nonprofits that provide shelter, food and water, and has spent the past year working on short- and long-term disaster recovery.
“One of the things we’ve learned in the past year in recovery is not about repairing what was lost, but rebuilding what comes next,” Dickson said. “And so many people are going to be experiencing that over the next few weeks and months. And recovery is a group project. And the best of humanity comes out when communities are healing and repairing. And so I’m optimistic about what comes next, despite today being a really tough day.”
Dickson said that as waters recede, the foundation will shift its focus to helping rebuild and repair homes and small businesses across the Hill Country.
If you would like to donate, follow this link.
Leave a Reply