Texas, flood and Search and rescue
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Volunteers combing through debris piles from the devastating Central Texas flooding had to sniff out decaying bodies in the “chaotic” initial days of the search-and-rescue efforts.
NASA’s high-altitude WB-57 aircraft took off from Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston on Tuesday, and will conduct aerial surveys using its DyNAMITE (Day/Night Airborne Motion Imager for Terrestrial Environments) sensor.
First responders and volunteers continue to search for missing loved ones after the devastating Hill Country floods.
The grim task of searching for the scores of people missing from the devastating flood that struck Texas Hill Country nearly a week ago is taking an agonizing toll on searchers.
The July 4 flash flooding has claimed the lives of at least 110 people, a toll that has steadily risen as search and rescue teams and volunteers comb through debris.
Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood killed more than 100 people over the weekend.