INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Twenty days after it left the Hoosier state to help with flood recovery efforts in Texas, Indiana Task Force 1 is returning home.
On July 8, nearly 50 members of IN-TF left Indianapolis for Kerr County, Texas, to assist with search, rescue, and recovery efforts along the Guadalupe River after catastrophic flooding claimed the lives of at least 135 people.
Five days later, 35 additional team members deployed to Texas.
“The historic flooding that occurred between July 4 – 10 has left the area muddy, wet and debris-filled with rough terrain,” IN-TF 1 said in a July 20 Facebook post. “The team reports that members are healthy, remain focused on the mission and are thankful to be lending a hand to the Kerr County community.”
The task force said Friday it was beginning the trip home after 18 days of flood recovery efforts. The team is expected to arrive in Indianapolis sometime Monday afternoon.
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