Local disaster relief organizations go to Texas to assist areas hit by floods

Relief organizations across the Tampa Bay area are preparing to go to the hardest-hit areas of Central Texas to deliver life-saving aid and supplies to those affected by floods.

A Tampa nonprofit, Project DYNAMO, has deployed a rescue team to Texas in response to deadly flash floods that have claimed at more than 100 lives and left dozens missing, including children from a summer camp.

Arriving within hours of the storm, volunteers which consist of U.S. Military veterans, are supporting local authorities by conducting high-risk search and rescue operations in rural communities, where access has been cut off and traditional resources are overwhelmed…

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