Volunteer firefighters from Acuña, Mexico are helping rescue and recover teams in Texas after flash floods killed more than 80 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and left others still missing.

KERRVILLE, Texas (Gray News/AP) – Volunteer firefighters from Acuña, Mexico, are helping rescue and recover teams in Texas after flash floods killed more than 80 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and left others still missing.

According to a protective services government agency in Mexico, the Civil Protection Water Rescue Team and Cure Firefighters teamed up with the nonprofit organization Foundation 911 to assist in search efforts in Kerrville, Texas.

  • burgerchurgarr@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I think a lot of them might actually have family in the US. By coming to the US and helping you’re probably gonna save a lot of Mexican/immigrant lives too or lives of people who don’t hate you in general, as much as I wanna agree with you

    • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Isn’t there a concern though that by coming they draw attention to those family members? I for one wouldn’t be shocked to find out that ice is monitoring them and who they make contact with.