AUSTIN, Texas — A fifth body (click here) has been recovered following storms and flooding in Central Texas.
The Comal County Sheriff's Office says the body of
26-year-old Samuel Rosson Jr. of Canyon Lake was located Sunday. A
resident saw Rosson's body about 50 yards from where he fell into the
rain-swollen Guadalupe River last Thursday while apparently trying to
retrieve some items.
The bodies of a woman and her infant son were located Friday, a day after their vehicle was swept into Onion Creek in the Austin area.
Police say a man's body was recovered Thursday, also from Onion Creek.
The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office says another man died Thursday after driving on a flooded road and being swept out of his vehicle in Dale. His body was recovered several hours later.
USGS to Discontinue Streamgages Due to Sequestration: (click here)
The U.S.Geological Survey (USGS) will discontinue operation of up to 375
streamgages nationwide
due to budget cuts as a result of sequestration. Additional streamgages
may be affected if partners reduce their funding to support USGS
streamgages. The USGS is working
to identify which streamgages will be impacted and will post this
information as it becomes available. Streamgages are used nationwide to
predict and address drought and
flood conditions by monitoring water availability. The USGS and over 850
Federal, State, and local agencies cooperatively fund the USGS
streamgaging network, which
consists of over 8,000 streamgages. When budget fluctuations occur, the
network is impacted.
AUSTIN -- Since Thursday's floods in Central Texas, (click here) the Red Cross has
been working tirelessly to provide food, shelter and supplies to
survivors of the flood.
The Red Cross has served more than 10,000 meals and snacks, provided more than 300 health service checks and registered more than 500 individuals at the Flood Assistance Center.
Workers are also helping deliver supplies such as bleach, mops, gloves, rakes and shovels to flood survivors beginning to clean up their homes.
"We have made great strides in the disaster response, but there is still so much work to be done," said Marty McKellips with the American Red Cross of Central Texas. "Our focus now is to finish the damage assessment so we can move from response into recovery."
McKellips said the Red Cross will be around to provide assistance to these survivors "as long as the recovery process takes."
The Red Cross also encouraged Central Texans to take precautions as more storms begin to move into the area. Their recommendations include creating and practicing a disaster plan, assembling an emergency preparedness kit, heading flood warnings and relocating during flood warnings....
The bodies of a woman and her infant son were located Friday, a day after their vehicle was swept into Onion Creek in the Austin area.
Police say a man's body was recovered Thursday, also from Onion Creek.
The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office says another man died Thursday after driving on a flooded road and being swept out of his vehicle in Dale. His body was recovered several hours later.
USGS to Discontinue Streamgages Due to Sequestration: (click here)
The U.S.Geological Survey (USGS) will discontinue operation of up to 375
streamgages nationwide
due to budget cuts as a result of sequestration. Additional streamgages
may be affected if partners reduce their funding to support USGS
streamgages. The USGS is working
to identify which streamgages will be impacted and will post this
information as it becomes available. Streamgages are used nationwide to
predict and address drought and
flood conditions by monitoring water availability. The USGS and over 850
Federal, State, and local agencies cooperatively fund the USGS
streamgaging network, which
consists of over 8,000 streamgages. When budget fluctuations occur, the
network is impacted.
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Posted on November 3, 2013 at 3:33 PM
Updated
yesterday at 4:33 PM
The Red Cross has served more than 10,000 meals and snacks, provided more than 300 health service checks and registered more than 500 individuals at the Flood Assistance Center.
Workers are also helping deliver supplies such as bleach, mops, gloves, rakes and shovels to flood survivors beginning to clean up their homes.
"We have made great strides in the disaster response, but there is still so much work to be done," said Marty McKellips with the American Red Cross of Central Texas. "Our focus now is to finish the damage assessment so we can move from response into recovery."
McKellips said the Red Cross will be around to provide assistance to these survivors "as long as the recovery process takes."
The Red Cross also encouraged Central Texans to take precautions as more storms begin to move into the area. Their recommendations include creating and practicing a disaster plan, assembling an emergency preparedness kit, heading flood warnings and relocating during flood warnings....
