Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:04am on 06 Jul 2025,Sunday India
At least 51 people, including 15 children, have died in catastrophic floods in Texas’s Hill Country after a sudden storm dumped 15 inches of rain, causing rivers to rise over 29 feet. Over 850 people have been rescued, while many, including 27 girls from Camp Mystic, remain missing. Critics blame the Trump administration’s job cuts at NOAA for delayed warnings, as the National Weather Service had only issued a “moderate” flood watch. Governor Greg Abbott requested federal disaster aid, which Trump reportedly plans to approve. Former NOAA chief Rick Spinrad warned understaffed offices could hinder accurate weather forecasting nationwide.
