Texas flooding: H-E-B passing out supplies to impacted residents

LEANDER, Texas – H-E-B is out in Leander handing out disaster relief supplies and recovery kits to impacted residents following the devastating floods in Central Texas.

The Texas grocery store chain has partnered with the Round Mountain Baptist Church to help with recovery efforts in the area.

What we know:

Volunteers from the Texas grocery store chain will be on site at the church, located at 14500 Round Mountain Road in Leander, starting Monday, July 7 until further notice.

H-E-B volunteers will be handing out water, snacks and recovery cleaning kits, as well as gift cards and other items, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Volunteers will also be providing meals to rescue workers and first responders.

The church will also be handing out donations of:

• Diapers and wipes
• Baby food, formula and clothes
• Towels and household items
• Blankets, bedding and pillows

In addition, UFCU is on site with an ATM and offering help with financial questions as well as passing out water.

The church says no sign up is needed to receive assistance and all are welcome. Support will also be provided 24/7 for as long as needed.

Additional sites

Dig deeper:

H-E-B will also be distributing supplies at two other sites: one in Burnet and one in Liberty Hill.

Burnet

• Location: Burnet Train Depot Parking Lot, 401 E Jackson St., Burnet, TX 78611
• Operational hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | July 8 – until further notice

Liberty Hill

• Location: Liberty Hill MIddle School, 13125 TX-29, Liberty Hill, TX 78642
• Operational hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | July 8 – until further notice

H-E-B has also deployed its official disaster services and hunger relief resources to Kerr County and other impacted areas, such as San Angelo and Marble Falls.

The latest on the floods

What we know:

As of 6:30 p.m. July 7, at least 104 people are dead as a result of the flooding in Central Texas. Most of those deaths happened in Kerr County, where at least 84 people have died, including 28 children.

At least 10 girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic are still missing.

Over the holiday weekend, officials say crews have been able to rescue more than 850 people.

In Travis County, there were at least seven deaths and about 10 people unaccounted for. There was also significant damage to infrastructure.

Burnet County has at least four dead and two people still missing,

Williamson County reports two deaths and one person still missing and Kendall and Tom Green counties each have at least one death confirmed.