Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

The lack of responsiveness happened because the agency had fired hundreds of contractors at call centers, according to a person briefed on the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal matters.

      • crusa187@lemmy.ml
        11·
        2 months ago

        The Sheriff in Kerr County was interviewed the day after the floods, and his first comment was about “when I woke up this morning, I could hardly believe it!…”

        This fucking guy slept through the flooding all night as kids were drowning in his county he was elected to protect.

    • NobodyElse@sh.itjust.works
      35·
      2 months ago

      While the county ultimately kept the funds, they allocated the majority, about $8 million, to sheriff’s department upgrades and public employee stipends.

      Just $600,000 went to staffing and community amenities. No money was set aside for a flood alert system.

      • kautau@lemmy.world
        15·
        2 months ago

        But think, now they all have new trucks and tac gear and shit so that they can look cool when they show up for those kids funerals

          • kautau@lemmy.world
            61·
            2 months ago

            Here’s hoping. Fuck that county. They could have saved lives but they didn’t. Those kids deserved better parents