""There is just a huge outpouring of aid coming in. I just listened to somebody offering to do I.V. vitamin infusions; somebody is going to come in and do massages.""
""All up and down [State Highway] 39 are these small communities that are just devastated, homes washed away, debris everywhere, enormous trees uprooted.""
""The dispatcher at the fire station just kept getting calls-calls from New Hampshire, calls from Oklahoma, from people wanting to send stuff and bring stuff.""
""Everybody's here trying to help.""
In Hunt, Texas, communities suffer from devastating floods that resulted in over a hundred fatalities and numerous missing persons. The landscape is marred by washed-away homes, uprooted trees, and extensive debris. Aid is pouring in from across the country, overwhelming local resources as search teams, both official and volunteer, mobilize to assist. Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' camp, experienced a tragic loss with the reported death of twenty-seven campers and counselors. The situation prompts a range of unanswered questions regarding the response to the disaster and the ongoing recovery efforts.
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