Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods
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Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at least Monday evening — days after any victim had been found alive.
Forecasters warn that slow-moving storms could bring heavy downpours to already saturated areas, increasing the risk of flash flooding.
The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.
President Donald Trump spoke with first responders and officials in central Texas today after meeting with grieving families and surveying damage from the catastrophic floods that killed at least 129 people.
DHS head Kristi Noem refuted a CNN report that her requirement for personal sign-off on DHS contracts over $100,000 slowed emergency response to deadly Texas flooding.
Lorena Guillen says the federal response in central Texas has been disappointing after her RV park was washed away by flash floods. She tells “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” that Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have told her she may be able to obtain a Small Business Association loan,
U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Farmers Branch, is pushing the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee to convene an oversight hearing on
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A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.