In spite of all the finger pointing and the blame, a real disaster took away innocent loved ones. The B&P Family keeps those in our thoughts, and their grieving families
Thanks, Gene!
in the end, we must remember the lives lost
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I used to go to camp in the same area. The rains can be torrential in the summer. That river is always cold and runs swiftly after such terrible rains.
My heart breaks for everyone who went through that. I really hurt for the young girls who were saved. The fears they faced are unimaginable. Survivor’s guilt is harrowing, too.
Please do not assign blame to the camps, the weather service, or anyone else. In this instance it serves no purpose, and may actually make things worse for everyone.
I would like to see an investigation and, if someone’s negligence caused any loss of life, be punished.
Not only to punish the guilty but to hopefully make changes to minimize this from happening again.
It was a tragedy and my sympathies to those lost and affected.
To those who did their best to rescue or recover the victims, thanks will never be enough. Thank you for all you could do and did do.
If nothing is done to correct the issue of a lack of warning system, which I suspect will be the case, any sympathy from the people who can make those changes are nothing but crocodile tears.
There were warnings sent out. But at 4 AM who’s awake to hear them. I know I’ve slept through tornado sirens here in Ohio. We need better systems and maybe something for camps along the river.
One thing I will say, I live in the area, and when things like this happens Texans come together. I’m sure it is the same in every state. HEB rolled in the next day with semis full of supplies, there were first responders from all over the state and Mexico. The Cajun Navy came to assist. The animal shelters all opened their doors, people have donated tons of food, money supplies, clothes, pet food. Even the jewelry store, James Avery, pitched in and has given 100 percent of the profits from the sale of a particular charm to the effort. Of course that charm is back ordered for weeks, it sold out in under 24 hours, both in the stores and on line. As much as this is a divided state politically, when the going gets tough, we come together to help out in a pinch. I hope we can remember that humanity and the good feeling it brings.
that’s awesome! Meanwhile those that COULD have helped out (government) were too busy staging a photo opportunity in MacArthur park