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Faith communities and mental health professionals work together to help Kerrville, Texas, residents recover from flood trauma, offering spiritual guidance and emotional support.
Camille’s husband, Eddie Santana Jr. was found alive and discharged from a hospital on July 6, according to a previous post from his brother Michael Santana. As of July 15, the flood is reported to have killed over 120 people, about a third of them children, according to USA Today.
As H-E-B commonly recounts, the grocer was founded in 1905 and built on a $60 investment, starting as a small family grocery store in Kerrville. H-E-B goes on to note that its "Spirit of Giving" tradition,
Peterson Regional Medical Center in Kerrville will receive $1.5 million, and the Llano Regional Hospital will receive $396,000, according to state officials.
A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.
State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.
The official tally of storm-related deaths across Texas rose to 131 on Monday as authorities warned of yet another round of heavy rains 10 days after a Hill Country flash flood that transformed the Guadalupe River into a killer torrent.
A flood watch is in effect into July 15 for more than a dozen counties as saturated ground gets drenched again.
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.
Over 120 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.