Overview

• Under the Stafford Act, FEMA will cover 75% of approved response costs to bolster state and local relief efforts.
• At least 67 people have died and more than 850 survivors have been rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and Texas first responders.
• Authorities are searching for over 20 girls unaccounted for after floodwaters inundated camp areas near Kerrville.
• Florida has deployed three swiftwater rescue teams to Texas through an EMAC agreement to strengthen water-rescue operations.
• Governor Greg Abbott has proclaimed a Day of Prayer and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is on the ground coordinating federal support.