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Disaster declarations have been issued for parts of central Texas after heavy rains produced “a catastrophic flooding event” and killed an as yet unconfirmed number of people.

The National Weather Service issued multiple flash flood warnings followed by a flash flood emergency early on Friday morning for Gillespie and Mason counties, after more than a foot of rainfall fell in just a few hours in the hill country west of Austin.

The local news outlet KXAN warned that “life-threatening flooding is imminent or occurring. Leave low-lying or flood-prone areas immediately, but do not drive over water-covered roads.”

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The negativity here really goes to show that even much of the left isn’t class conscious yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

The amount of assholery in this thread is hilarious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Thoughts and prayers. It stopped gun violence in schools right?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago

Ted Cruz frantically trying to book a flight to anywhere outside of the states.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Ask some private businesses to save you. "Sure, it'll be $1000/hr to extract your family (max 3 people). $500/dog. If you join our platinum rescue service we'll grab your tv and provide snacks."

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago

Sorry FEMA can't help you

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They can pick themselves up by their bootstraps. Small government and all that.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They should call for federal aid.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Number's been disconnected

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

*government handouts

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, if the state wasn't bought by the fossil fuel industry this wouldn't be happening on this scale, would it? How's the lone star state feeling now? Punished by plague (Measles), Floods, and instead of locusts they have the massive proliferation of ticks and the spreading of them far outside the state. Life imitating Art.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Time for the first borns to die and then it’s complete.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

As someone from San Antonio, hearing that over 30 children 7 and up got washed away and likely died in a flash flood is heartbreaking.

There are lots of people who are liberal as fuck who live in Texas. We have to deal with gerrymandered districts and a shit ton of rural people who have more voting powers than us.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also in TX. Seeing loads of heartless comments here. Hopefully we can come together as Texans and make some positive change.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Agreed. The negativity here is astounding

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Knowing america has written you off is disheartening, but at least you have your fellow texans to rally together.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Local here too. For the longest time I used to blame it on gerrymandering, but the Governor, Lt. Governor and President are all straight votes with no gerrymandering and we still lost. I know some of it can be chalked up to disenfranchised people, but it still should be something we could flip.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

a ton of republicans moved to texas during the pandemic, that made it worst.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This is good Christian Texas, they all believe in arks so I'm sure that each, individually, with personal funds, and by the sweat of their own brows, have built themselves private arks. They'll be fine.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

An ark is a boat, an arc is a curve

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I’m sure they have two of each animal onboard.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Thank you. Fixed.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Build a wall around the water.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

Just shoot it in the face

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

And make Texas pay for it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

If only we could've predicted this. Oh well

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago

FEMA money coming in 3....2....oh wait....