(Seguin) — Guadalupe County Emergency Management encourages residents to report flooding or structural damage to help officials assess the scope of impact. Patrick Pinder, Guadalupe County emergency management coordinator and fire marshal says he expects more reports of flooding now that people have returned home from their Fourth of July vacations. He says all weekend long, the city and county have done what they could to assist those affected.
“The city early on opened up a temporary shelter. We knew there was going to be areas impacted. So, the city of Seguin opened up the temporary shelter at the Coliseum and staffed it. We didn’t start seeing anybody coming in, so we did shut that shelter down. I have received a few calls from the American Red Cross about residents in Seguin who needed some housing assistance. We did have some residents here that were affected with low-lying areas that had some water inside their homes. And so, we will have to manage and go through that process, and there will be some state resources that may become available. But we’re going to start putting (that information) out in the next couple of days through the social media outlets. It’s just ways to report your damage. So the state has a program called iSTATS an individual state assistance. And so, what you have to do is these residents who are affected, who are uninsured have to fill out those forms and make sure that they’re getting their information recorded. It’s similar to what we had up in the Redwood area back in in May,” said Pinder.
Again, residents are encouraged to check SeguinToday.com daily for more directions. Information will also be made available on the county’s website or on the Guadalupe County Emergency Management Office Facebook page.
As recovery continues, officials are urging residents to still remain cautious around low-water crossings and flood-damaged areas. Cleanup will take time, but both county and city leaders say they remain committed to restoring services and supporting those in need.