'It Was Like a Dam Broke': Kerr County Flood Survivors Begin Recovery Process

Lufkin Daily News invites community to help Kerr County recovery efforts

The Lufkin Daily News invites you to help the recovery efforts in Kerr County by making a donation to the local organization leading efforts, The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country.

Companies, nonprofits mobilize relief efforts for Kerr County flood victims

Businesses and nonprofit organizations across Texas are mobilizing emergency aid for victims of the catastrophic Kerr County flooding that has killed 43 people and left 27 campers missing from Camp Mystic.

'It was like a dam broke': Kerr County flood survivors begin recovery process

KERR COUNTY (Nexstar) -- James Forster lives near the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. On Friday morning, he came to check on a friend's house along the river banks. The flood waters were rising quickly. "I'm looking, and about that time the water hits me," Forster said Saturday, as he returned to his friend's flood damaged home. "And then it all comes up, pops this thing up, pops the floor boards up," he said, pointing to the mud-covered wooden …

Mercy Chefs deploys to Kerr County, Texas to aid victims of severe flooding

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- Mercy Chefs, a Portsmouth-based disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization, is responding to the catastrophic flooding in Kerr County, Texas. The nonprofit is aiming to serve hundreds of meals to victims, first responders and search-and-rescue crews by Saturday evening. Mercy Chefs will then offer meals to the broader community beginning Sunday, July 6. The organization is partnering with local churches to establ…

Kerr County has long history of floods

As Kerr County begins what is likely to be a long and expensive recovery from the July 4 flood, longtime Kerr County residents remember other floods that claimed life and

Emergency Relief: U-Haul Gives Texas Flood Victims Free 30-Day Storage Across 37 Locations

U-Haul expands disaster relief to Austin-San Antonio region, providing immediate free storage solutions for flood-affected residents. See available locations now.