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UPI
09-07-2025
- Climate
- UPI
Missing from Central Texas flooding rises to 173
1 of 3 | Texas A&M Forest Service crew members clear debris Tuesday after severe flooding in Central Texas. Photo by S. Turner/Texas A&M Forest Service July 8 (UPI) -- The number of people known to be missing in Central Texas flooding last week has risen dramatically to 173 people, Governor Greg Abbott revealed Tuesday. The vast majority of those unaccounted for -- 161 -- were missing from Kerr County, while 12 people were missing from other counties. Kerr County was hardest hit by the flash flooding early Friday, which overwhelmed the Guadalupe River, a popular recreation site in the region. There have been 108 confirmed deaths in the flooding, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic. Abbott said five campers and one counselor were among those listed as missing. "There are far more fatalities than there were in Hurricane Harvey. That's how catastrophic this is," Abbott said during a news conference in Hunt. More than 100 people died in the 2017 hurricane that impacted Texas, Louisiana and the Caribbean. Abbott said the dramatic increase in the number of missing came about as officials made greater efforts to reach out to the community. "Know this: We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for," Abbott said. "Know this also, there are very likely to be more added to that list." The governor took issue with questions from the media about the timeliness of warnings about the impending flood, saying instead he'd like to talk about solutions. When asked who was to blame for the lack of warnings, he responded: "That is the word choice of losers." "Every football team makes mistakes," Abbott added. "The losing teams are the ones that try to point out who is to blame." Also Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a 90-day pause on foreclosures on Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages for single-family homes. President Donald Trump declared a major disaster area for Kerr County, which has more than 900 FHA-insured mortgages. HUD Secretary Scott Turner said the department would "provide resources and support" for Texas' Hill Country. "Our hearts break as we witness the catastrophe unfolding in Texas," he said. "The flash floods have claimed the lives of more than 100 Americans and displaced countless others."
CBS News
06-03-2025
- Business
- CBS News
HUD secretary to announce foreclosure relief extension for families affected by Los Angeles County wildfires
Following the deadly wildfires across Los Angeles County that destroyed thousands of homes, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a 90-day extension of its foreclosure moratorium for affected families. HUD Secretary Scott Turner will be making the announcement Thursday while touring the Altadena fire zone with Fifth District of Los Angeles Supervisor Kathryn Barger. The 90-day extension will apply to Federal Housing Administration-insured single-family mortgages. Turner's office reports there are over 100,000 FHA-insured mortgages in Los Angeles County in the Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Area. "It is heartbreaking to witness the devastation caused by the horrific wildfires in Altadena and the surrounding areas of Los Angeles County and the heavy toll of this tragedy on individuals, families and communities," Turner said. "Empowering and supporting our neighbors so they can build or rebuild their future, including when disaster strikes, is a core part of HUD's mission and we will continue providing help during hardship." HUD will be working with different mortgage servicers to assess the extent of properties with FHA-insured mortgages in the affected areas that have been destroyed or damaged. The moratorium will prohibit mortgage servicers from initiating or completing a foreclosure on an FHA-insured single-family or Home Equity Conversion mortgages through July 7. The moratorium was originally set to expire on April 8.
