BASTROP COUNTY COMPLEX, Bastrop County. 34,068 acres, 30 percent contained. Heavy airtankers, scoopers, helicopters, and SEATs assisted on this fire that started in the Lost Pines area just northeast of Bastrop. Most of the forward progress of the fire has stopped, but significant intense burning continues in the interior. An assessment team has confirmed 1,386 homes have been destroyed. Two civilians were found dead Tuesday as search crews went through the charred subdivisions. A Southern Area Type I Incident Management Team is assisting in managing the fire. A FEMA Management Assistance Grant was received.
1386 homes verified destroyed
This is only in the north part of the fire zone
this is BAD
Real BAD
NO!
The 1130 news just said it is over 35,000 acres affected. Still just over 30% contained, but hope for 50% by the weekend.
The very next news story was about the severe flooding in the NE. We can’t get a drop of rain and they are flooding out.