Missouri Task Force 1 to head to Texas to assist with water rescues

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Missouri Task Force 1 has been activated by FEMA to assist in rescue efforts in Texas, according to a press release from the Boone County Fire Protection District.

At least 95 people have been killed after catastrophic flooding has occurred in Texas’ Guadalupe River, according to reporting from CNN. Task Force 1 will focus on water rescue operations and human remains detection, the release says.

A 52-person team will leave BCFPD’s headquarters in Columbia at 6:30 p.m. Monday and will head to Kerr County, Texas, the release says.

“While the final destination has not yet been confirmed, the team will support search and rescue operations in response to the historic flooding affecting the region,” the release says.

Colorado Task Force 1 will join Missouri’s task force on Tuesday. The deployment is expected to last up to 14 days.

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