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FEMA leader defends agency response to Texas floods
TEXAS, JUL 23 – Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson defended the agency's flood response as a model despite criticism over delays and staffing amid uncertainty about FEMA’s future, with 136 deaths reported.
- On Wednesday, Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson defended FEMA’s response, including deployment efforts and coordination, amid criticism over delays and effectiveness.
- Amid forecasts of heavy rain, local officials issued a Flash Flood Watch, Nim Kidd said, remaining in effect until 7 a.m. on July 4.
- FEMA deployed a Texas-based task force on July 4, supported by Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection, and TDEM added boat squads, Hilos, and 10 vehicles covering 160 miles.
- Rep. Greg Stanton criticized the response as 'incompetence' and 'indifference,' while Richardson said he worked from Washington to 'kick down the doors of bureaucracy.'
- By late fall, the FEMA Review Council will deliver reform recommendations, and Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., announced a bipartisan bill to improve FEMA.
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Texas flood response faces scrutiny as FEMA defends actions to Congress
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting chief told lawmakers Wednesday that the federal response to catastrophic Texas floods was effective, rejecting claims of delayed rescues and unstaffed call centers.Gabriela Aoun Angueira reports for The Associated Press.In short:David Richardson, FEMA’s acting administrator, told Congress the agency’s coordination with Texas was “a model,” disputing reports of 72-hour delays in search-and-rescue d…
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