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FEMA search and rescue teams take days to reach Texas after flooding as agency faces overhaul

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.

Reuters on MSN · 3d

As FEMA aids Texas flood victims, Noem urges eliminating US agency 'as it exists today'

July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Wednesday for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be eliminated in its current form, even as the disaster-relief agency deployed specialists and supplies to Texas to help respond to devastating floods.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Noem fights criticism of FEMA management in Texas flood response

It’s discouraging that during this time when we have such a loss of life, and so many people’s lives have turned upside down, that people are playing politics with this,” Noem told NBC's Kristen Welker.

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ABC News on MSN · 14h

Texas flooding live updates: Over 130 killed as flash flood threat increases in Texas

Over 130 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

USA Today · 1h

Creeks overflow as fresh flash flooding wreaks havoc on Texas

New flash flooding was observed in Lampasas County, Texas amid a warning from the National Weather Service. Footage shows water overflowing at a creek.

CBS News · 2h

Heavy rains in Texas halt search efforts for victims of deadly floods

Search efforts resumed for the more than 160 people still missing from the deadly July 4 floods in Central Texas after being halted Sunday morning due to renewed flood threats. CBS News' Karen Hua has the latest.

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings

Associated Press News on MSN · 19h

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.

The Washington Post on MSN · 17h

FEMA approved Camp Mystic appeals to remove buildings from flood zone

Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk flood area in Texas Hill Country.

BBC · 1d

Texas camp buildings were removed from map showing flood risks, US media reports

The camp where 27 girls died successfully challenged initial risk designations by US regulators, according to reports.

Houston Public Media1h

Texas missed opportunities to prepare for Hill Country flood, former FEMA chief of staff says

Michael Coen, chief of staff of FEMA under former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, called on the state to be more ...

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Heavy rains in Texas pause search efforts for flood victims and damage homes elsewhere

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Emergency crews suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas on ...

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Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods

The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of ...

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Kerr County commissioners set to hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding

Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people, ...

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Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...

Deadly Texas flooding puts Trump’s past talk of eliminating FEMA to the test

President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the ...

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Evacuations ordered as flooding returns to central Texas

Just over a week after deadly flash floods swept through Texas Hill Country, the region may once again face a ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN19h

Emergency crews suspend search for Hill Country flooding victims amid new flood warnings

It was the first time a new round of severe weather has paused the search since the flooding earlier this month. Search ...

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