Alabama sends more search teams to Texas to help with recovery from deadly floods

Alabama has sent rescue teams from six more cities to help find people still missing from the July 4th floods in Texas, Gov. Kay Ivey announced.

Emergency responders from fire departments in Mountain Brook, Hoover, Guntersville, Vestavia Hills, Decatur and Fort Payne left for Texas on Saturday.

They include two swift water teams specially trained and equipped to operate in large-scale flood zones, the governor’s office said.

“We are sending more boots on the ground from Central and North Alabama, and these brave men and women are trained, prepared and committed to making a difference,” Ivey said.

“Our state is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with Texas in this critical hour. As long as there’s help to be given, Alabama will be in the fight.”

The deployment follows a 40-person team – Task Force I – sent to Texas on Thursday. That team included responders from the Mobile, Tuscaloosa, and Saraland fire departments.

The two newly-deployed task forces operate separately from Task Force I. All the teams will be engaged in 12-hour periods for up to 14 days.

The July 4th flooding along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country has claimed at least 132 lives, the Associated Press reported, including members of at least two families in Alabama.

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On Sunday, a new round of heavy rains led to more high water rescues and prompted fears of more flooding along the Guadalupe River.

Rescue efforts were paused but resumed on Monday, the Associated Press reported.

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