INGRAM, Texas – Kerr County held an informational meeting on Tuesday for residents affected by the Hill County floods.
Kerr County Precinct 4 Commissioner Don Harris and Charlie Hastings, the Kerr County engineer, began the meeting by discussing debris removal and the process for reporting damage to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
People can apply online at disasterassistance.gov or through the FEMA app. The FEMA helpline is also available at 1-800-621-3362 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Hastings said some residents have complained that they received responses from FEMA that say “declined” at the top of the letter. He added that this could be because FEMA needs more information before approving the coverage.
“So don’t be discouraged,” Hastings said. “Go right back to them and go, ‘What am I missing here? What do you need?’”
As the county continues to recover from the devastation, Hastings said the latest information will be updated on their Facebook page.
A representative from the Texas Water Development Board also spoke at the meeting.
As of Tuesday evening, at least 107 people — 70 adults and 37 children — were killed in connection to July 4 flooding.
The number of people reported missing fell from 161 initially to just three, Kerr County officials said on Saturday evening.
An informational community recovery workshop will take place on Friday at the Kerr County Courthouse.
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