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[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (8 children)

The money that was cut was to install warning system in remote places and expand cellular access to deliver the warnings, I read a whole article on it I will try to find, but it very clearly explained what was planned, what was cut, and how it's a direct impact on this. Could google the proposed funding that was cut as well and take a look for yourself. It happened all over in many communities, this just happened to be the first to test the cuts and how they keep us safe.

Hey, atleast the billionaires are only paying 1% tax rate while some of us pay 23%.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (7 children)

Nope, the warning system wasn't installed because the citizens of the community thought it was too expensive

During a news conference early Friday morning, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said he didn't know why the camps hadn't been evacuated, but that the county did not have an early warning system or outdoor sirens to alert people to flooding conditions.

“We’ve looked into it before … The public reeled at the cost,” Kelly said.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/national-weather-service-alert-timeline-texas-flooding/3879084/

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (6 children)

That refers to the audible sirens. Sirens are outdated technology. The emergency alert system has relied primarily on cell phones for over a decade now.

The relevant criticism in the article is not the lack of sirens, but this:

NWS alerts triggered Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) on enabled mobile devices, but many summer camps do not allow campers to bring mobile devices to camp.

These no-devices policies dont make sense in a world where emergency alerts are delivered via mobile devices.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 hours ago

Yeah nah that's stupid

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