Special legislative session begins Mon. at Texas capitol
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Number of missing in deadly Texas floods drops to 3
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Given the recent flood events, I wonder how a U.S. traveler can stay safe in the event of emergencies as we travel
The Legislature will look at proposals for emergency preparedness in a special session that was already planned over hemp laws. A bill to help build emergency systems failed in the spring.
Pitt County Emergency Management Director Randy Gentry says in Pitt County, the concern in rain events is more so flash flooding.
As natural disasters like flooding, tornadoes and landslides piled up this spring, FEMA accumulated a backlog of disaster requests going into the Gulf
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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.
The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of staffing cuts was “false.”
The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for cuts to FEMA, praised the agency during his recent visit to Texas, but did not comment on his plans for its future.
There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting head will testify as panels focus on disasters and forecasting this week.
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