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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Flood Victims in Texas
HOUSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA, JUL 10 – Alabama lowers flags statewide and deploys a 40-person rescue team to aid Texas after floods killed over 120 people, including two Alabamians, officials said.
- On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey revealed that Alabama will deploy a team of 40 search and rescue personnel to help Texas cope with severe flooding.
- The floods over the July 4th weekend killed over 120 people, including two Alabamians, prompting flag-lowering orders in both states.
- The Alabama team is scheduled to work 12-hour shifts over a period of up to 14 days and is prepared to manage hazards such as medical stabilization and the extrication of survivors.
- Governor Ivey said, "Y’all, pray for Texas!" and Governor Abbott ordered Texas flags lowered to half-staff until sunrise Monday, July 14, 2025.
- Flags in Alabama will remain at half-staff until July 14 in solidarity with Texas, while authorities continue working to find missing persons.
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Governor Abbott orders state flags lowered to half-staff In honor of those who perished in July Fourth flood
Governor Greg Abbott has ordered Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff to honor those who lost their lives due to the devastating floods that impacted Texas over the July Fourth holiday weekend.
Gov. Kay Ivey orders flags lowered to honor Texas flood victims
Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday authorized flags be flown at half-staff throughout the state to honor people who lost their lives in the recent Texas floods.“I hereby authorize flags be flown at half-staff effective immediately on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol Complex in Montgomery and throughout the state of Alabama until sunrise Monday, July 14, 2025, in honor of those who lost their lives, including those from Alabama, in the recent dea…
Texas flags lowered to half-staff to honor Central Texas flood victims
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered all Texas flags on state buildings and state property to fly at half-staff in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Central Texas floods.The flags will remain lowered until sunrise on Monday, July 14.In heartfelt remembrance of those whose lives were tragically lost in the recent floods, I ordered Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff, Abbott said in a statement.Abbott is also …
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