Kerrville, Texas — Na serious wahala dey for Texas as the Guadalupe River don show wetin e fit do. For July 4, heavy storms com descend for the area from evening go night, and just like that, four months’ worth of rain don fall within just few hours. Na so water take dey rise and public awareness dey scatter as some people no fit escape wahala due to poor warning systems.
The National Weather Service don warn say flooding fit put life for serious danger, but the way dem reach the news sabi be like say e no reach plenty people wey suppose hear am. Many residents dey complain say dem don dey used to plenty alerts, so dem dey tired to listen to warnings (na wetin dem dey call warning fatigue).
Despite say some NWS offices dey lack key staff members due to cutbacks from Trump administration, dem still dey try their best to send out alerts. As the flooding check on people for Kerr County, early warnings don show say danger dey loom, but dem forecast say only 5-7 inches of rain go fall, while e turn out say as many as 15 inches land for some places.
At 1:14 a.m., first alert for “life-threatening flash flooding” reach community, if you dey believe say your phone go deliver am. But whether people don charge their phone or fit get reception na another matter entirely. E no take reach three hours before dem report flood don already enter low-water crossings.
The river no dey wait for anybody, as by 5 a.m., she don burst banks, carry away homes, cars, and even campers! The flood wave measure about 20-feet high, pass down the river, wey make am one of the worst flooding under record.
Plenty young children dey among the dead, with at least 50 lives lost in this disaster. Kerr County Judge, Rob Kelly, talk say nobody expect this serious flooding, and people dey ask questions of how dem fit prevent such tragedy. Government officials dey defend response to the disaster and say dem no fit predict the weather correctly.
Some families plus over 20 girls from Camp Mystic dey still missing as rescue efforts dey continue. Charities don dust their hands to provide aid for people wey affected. This flood don really shine light on how forecasting fit fail when im matter most.
Experts don point out say we dey face serious challenges with how dem fit predict wetin go happen in the future. Rain don dey fall more and more as climate change dey affect weather patterns. Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas still dey encourage federal and local officials to keep working for the betterment of the people. “Na once in a century flood. Nobody expect say e go reach this level,” na wetin e talk.
This na reminder say we gatz dey watch our environment well well and prepare for wetin fit come. As for now, na time to unite and help each other any way we fit; na so we go survive together.
