institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published loading...Updated

Trump signs major disaster declaration for Texas flooding response

  • On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump authorized federal disaster aid for Kerr County, Texas, following severe flooding that caused extensive damage in central Texas.
  • The declaration followed historic floods along the Guadalupe River that caused at least 67 deaths and left dozens missing, including 11 campers and a counselor from Camp Mystic.
  • Federal emergency resources including FEMA and the U.S. Coast Guard have been activated to assist local first responders in ongoing search and rescue operations in Kerr County and surrounding areas.
  • Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha reported 59 deaths there alone, including 21 children, and vowed to continue searching until all missing persons are found amid widespread community loss.
  • The disaster declaration enables federal support for recovery efforts, and officials urge affected residents to apply for assistance while search and recovery continue under state and federal coordination.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?

139 Articles

All
Left
12
Center
38
Right
26
Far Left

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a natural disaster emergency statement this Sunday to address the critical situation generated by the floods in Texas. READ ALSO: There are 52 more people killed by floods in Texas: the explanation behind the tragedy Through his account in Truth Social, the president expressed his regret, noting that “these families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, many lives have been lost and many more are still missing.…

Read Full Article
Hola NewsHola News
Reposted by
MonitoreamosMonitoreamos
Center

Kerrville, 6 Jul (EFE). – U.S. President Donald Trump signed Sunday a declaration of emergency for natural disaster to deal with the floods in Texas, where the number of deaths—encrypted this Sunday in 68—continues to increase as search and rescue work progresses. “These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, many lives have been lost and many more are still missing,” wrote the president on his Truth platform account. The decision allows…

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Deutsche Welle broke the news in Bonn, Germany on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)