In Hunt, Texas, communities suffer from devastating floods that resulted in over a hundred fatalities and numerous missing persons. The landscape is marred by washed-away homes, uprooted trees, and extensive debris. Aid is pouring in from across the country, overwhelming local resources as search teams, both official and volunteer, mobilize to assist. Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' camp, experienced a tragic loss with the reported death of twenty-seven campers and counselors. The situation prompts a range of unanswered questions regarding the response to the disaster and the ongoing recovery efforts.
"There is just a huge outpouring of aid coming in. I just listened to somebody offering to do I.V. vitamin infusions; somebody is going to come in and do massages."
"All up and down [State Highway] 39 are these small communities that are just devastated, homes washed away, debris everywhere, enormous trees uprooted."
"The dispatcher at the fire station just kept getting calls-calls from New Hampshire, calls from Oklahoma, from people wanting to send stuff and bring stuff."
"Everybody's here trying to help."
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