City of Eagle Pass approves Disaster Declaration Resolution due to floods

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc, Copyright 2015

The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council approved a resolution declaring a disaster in the City of Eagle Pass as a result of the 12 inches of rain which fell on the U.S.-Mexico border city during October 8-9, 2015 at an Emergency Meeting held on Tuesday, October 13, 2015.

The Disaster Declaration will allow the City of Eagle Pass to seek financial assistance from both the State of Texas and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) for its citizens whom sustained damages to their real and personal property arising from the over 12 inches of rain which battered the community in less than a 24 hours period.

Over 90 rescues were reported by City of Eagle Pass Fire Department and Police Department during the October 8-9th flash floods.

Two persons have been reported missing and believed to have been swept by the raging flood waters in the Eagle Pass Arroyo (Creek) and remain disappeared as of press time.  Jesus Villarreal Hernandez, age 43, was reported missing by family members and was last seen in his 1999 Ford F-150 Pick Up which was found in the Eagle Pass Arroyo.  Villarreal-Hernandez has not been located.  Also, Mauro Regino Hernandez, age 79 years, was reported missing by family members and was last seen near the Eagle Pass Arroyo.  Hernandez has not been found since October 8th.

The Eagle Pass Police and Fire Departments have launched a search for these two missing persons.

The City of Eagle Pass had to open several Emergency Shelters to accommodate residents whose properties were flooded by the October 8th severe thunderstorms and flash floods.

The American Red Cross has opened an Emergency Relief Center at the City of Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center for persons affected by the October 8th flooding.

For more information, please contact City Secretary Imelda Rodriguez at (830) 773-1111.