VIDEO: Omaha Rapid Response will head hundreds of miles to Texas to help offset the devastation caused by the floods. The groupโs mission is to give hope to the hopeless in a time of need. Just last year, they responded to several Nebraska and Iowa communities when the metro was hit with severe weather. Now, theyโre taking their mission on the road.
โGetting our equipment ready and identifying volunteers that want to go,โ Ken Gruber, president with Omahaโs Rapid Response, said. โWe got dozens and dozens of volunteers that want to go.โ Theyโre sending 15 groups of volunteers to West of Kerrville, the hardest hit area to help with the devastating aftermath. As of Monday, Gruber heard thereโs still bodies left to recover, billions in dollars of damage, and a lot of repair ahead.
โWeโll probably be going down there on and off the rest of this year for sure,โ Gruber said. โThis is not only many months, but many years.โ Theyโre getting to work using tools and cleaning supplies that theyโll pack in a trailer.
