Kerville, texas – With about 100 People are still missing After the devastating flood, Texas National Guard and Local authorities led to recovery efforts Additional international support was received this week when a special contingent of the Czech Republic agreed to help.
Sixteen civilians and four cadever dogs from a check search and rescue team landed on a US military flight from Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Sunday.
National Guard Bureau chief General Steve Nordhaos coordinated the team’s arrival and met the team’s lead on Tuesday, while he was visiting Kerville, texasFor updates on reaction efforts.
“Thanks to being here, Texas and the Czech Republic were partners from the beginning and just a wonderful partnership,” Nordhaus told the team at the Kerville-Car County Airport.
Texas and Nebraska National Guard have since shared a military relationship with the Czech Republic as part of the State Participation Program of the National Guard Bureau, which has been combined with countries with countries to train together.
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According to the National Guard, there are more than 100 participation with around 115 countries around the world, and was one of the first after the initiative started in 1991 with the Czech Republic.
The check, which provided assistance in view of floods in Texas, experienced severe floods by the Czech Republic last year after the assistance of the Texas National Guard.
When there was a flood in a flood in the Czech Republic in September 2024, the Texas Air National Guard Unit training in Europe shifted a MQ -9 reaper drone to Ostrava to provide air assessment for recovery efforts.
In Texas, about 230 members of the Texas National Guard are currently supporting feedback efforts. According to Texas National Guard, more than 500 people were saved by the guard members 24 hours after the flood started. About 360 of them were taken out using UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters.
During a black hawk flight on the Gwadalup River on Tuesday, Texas village. Greg Abbott pointed to the Nordahus flood-affected areas, stating that the water motivates an increased-to-exit-and emphasizing how intense the search would be for about 100 people.
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After the flight, both Abbott and Nordhaus spoke to the guard members, who have assisted in rescue and recovery attempts since the flood started on 4 July.
One of the air rescues came on July 4 when two guard helicopters evacuated 130 children from Camp Mystic, a summer camp was severely affected by floods, killing at least 27 campers and consultants.
According to Captain Connor Garrison, the flood day was rescued by the guard, which was evacuated from the camp and taken to high ground, leading one of the aircraft and recalled the mission to Nordhus and Abbott.
“I appreciate you, I can’t be a proud,” Abbott told Garison and other members of the guard.
Texas National Guard is receiving support from other states such as Arkansas, Arizona and North Dakota, providing additional personnel or equipment. For example, North Dakota has sent down one of its own MQ -9 reaper drones, which is still to help in the survey scattered with the swollen Guadalup River.