Travis Province, Texas-When Harry Sherwood evacuated his home along the Big Sandy Creek at about 2 am on July 5, the flood water was already deep.
He said: “If you wait another hour, I will die.”
Sherwood has lived in that house since 2003.
Sherwood said: “It is destruction. Everything in there has gone: the sofa, stereo, TVs, kitchen appliances. Everything is just.” “I had a beautiful house. I no longer start from scratch.”
Sherwood, who has flood insurance, Gofundme launched To help him rebuild.
The province launches the Flood Victims Fund
On Tuesday, the Travis Provincial Commissioners Court approved an official agreement with Central Texas Society Corporation To manage Travis Curiz ProvinceWhich will help residents like Sherwood with recovery. Another one has already been created for flood victims in Williamson Province.
“The province of Travis will help the affected community members and families to return to their feet and allow them to focus their efforts on personal recovery,” said Andy Brown, a judge of Travis Province in a press statement.
“The path to complete recovery will be long, but with partners like a community in the center of Texas, we can make this road a little easier for those who need help. I thank everyone in a community in central Texas for their partnership and people who generously donate this worthy issue.”
CTXCF said it already accepts requests for flood victims – everyone with or without insurance – Through its websiteWhere members of society can also donate. All money will go directly to the affected population.
“There are many needs at the present time, and there are a number of organizations that enter and perform incredible actions to meet these immediate needs at the present time,” said Julie Johnson, Assistant Director of CTXCF.
“When individuals get a few weeks on the road, most of what they will need, frankly, is criticism,” Johnson continued. “We want to be able to enter this gap and help these needy neighbors.