Focus at Four: A&M AgriLife Extension on expanding flood aid
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – After severe flooding across Southeast Texas caused road closures, home damage and even death, Texas A&M AgriLife was deployed to one of the areas hit the hardest, Coldspring.
Troy Luepke, the unit logistics officer for the base of operations in Coldspring, said the situation is no longer life-threatening.
“The floodwaters below the dams at both Conroe and Livingston are still up above them. There’s high water, but the city of Coldspring is actually very passable, but they do have a lot of people still in their shelter, along with a lot of animals,” he said.
Luepke said that the office has been helping homeowners report damage so they can get funding.
“We’ve been going through and looking at homeowners, residents and reporting how much damage is done so that the state can meet its threshold. We just got our FEMA disaster grant, which will allow the homeowners to get individual assistance through the federal government,” he said.
Luepke said overall, there is still some high water in town, so to use caution.
“Stuff is still floating around, so there’s still debris, roads still have water over the top of them. And with that being said, you don’t know what’s underneath. So if you see water, please don’t drive through it,” he said.
