Employees at Mastermind Facility Services frequently perform outside maintenance and hedge trimming at San Antonio commercial buildings and residential complexes. A handful of them, however, were an hour away on Sunday, close to Kerrville, Texas, assisting police officers in sifting through fallen trees and rubble at a wedding location along a river that had been devastated by the recent flash floods.
Search and rescue crews have been searching for signs of life in vain. Instead, they have experienced agonizing quiet and, in certain cases, a path of death. The workers, who attended as volunteers, were at one point concerned that the remains of someone who had been swept away by Friday’s flood were stuck inside the tangle of plants. The alert proved to be a false one.
The employees understood that, although it was an emotionally and physically taxing task, it was ultimately not about them. Perhaps they could bring a family back together, or at the very least, offer some assurance after days of fear. That was the important thing.
One of the employees, Christopher Rey, 35, stated, “You have to set your feelings aside.”
Along the overflowing Guadalupe River in Central Texas, a vast and frantic search for missing persons continued on Sunday. Authorities and search teams were well aware that there was not much time left to discover them alive.
Amazing survival stories have given people hope that rescue efforts could still be possible, even three days after the water started. Nevertheless, search teams had to contend with the relentless might of nature in addition to time. Trees were uprooted and houses and buildings were destroyed, demonstrating the power and rage of the floodwaters.
More uncooperative weather further hindered the operations. As more rain fell on Sunday afternoon, phones rang with more alerts in Kerr County, which was hardest hit by the flooding and had the highest death toll. The advisory stated that there was a strong probability of more flooding. Go to a higher location.
Flooding along the Guadalupe River in Central Texas
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority is the source.
Written by Mart n. González G. Méz
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