Community unites in Prayer as devastating Texas floods claim 67 lives, including 21 children

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Residents of a Texas community hit by catastrophic floods gathered on Sunday (July 6)  to pray for the 67 victims, including 21 children and their families."I'm devastated by what's happened to these families, to this town," Terri Debusk, 81, a parishioner at Notre Dame Catholic Church in Kerrville, said.On Sunday, the search for girls missing from a summer camp, Camp Mystic, entered a third day. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was activated on Sunday and is deploying resources to first responders in Texas after President Donald Trump issued a major disaster declaration, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.

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00:28I noticed a lot of kids, a lot of babies.

00:42They were dead yesterday, and I feel sorry for the parents, family, and I feel sorry

00:55for all the community, and I want you to know we with them, and whatever we need to do, we

01:06here, and I've been praying for them.

01:25Personally, I'm devastated by what's happened to these families, to this town, but I'm also

01:46joyful to see the efforts that the community is all pitching in.

02:16We make it through it day by day, so that's what we've got to do.

02:22Just trying to bring peace to the people still missing, so we are trying to look for anybody,

02:37or, of course, anything.

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