Texas Flood Survivor, 19, says his father, stepmom and brother, 2, are still missing

A 19-year-old man holds out hope his family will be found after they were swept away by Texas floodswho have left 100 dead and over 160 people still missing.

Leo Romero Jr., who turned 19 on Wednesday, July 9, told the local outlet Ksat-TV That his father Leo Romero, stepmother Natalia Venzor and 2-year-old little brother Carlos Romero, is still part of the list of those missing in the wake of disastrous floods that have swept over central Texas.

Romero recalled to the outlet that he could not sleep in his home in Kerrville, Texas, July 3 and the day after, about 6 o’clock, when he began to hear the floods rise during his home. He said he woke up his family.

“It was bad, but at that moment we didn’t think what was happening would happen,” he reminded himself of Ksat TV.

He said that when flood water finally entered his home through ventilation openings, his father told him and his stepmother to climb on a sofa and stick to the curtains. Meanwhile, his father, whose birthday is also on July 9, held his toddler son when flood water rose. The roof of their home eventually collapsed and their home was swept away.

“The next thing I know, the house is gone, (and) I am in the water,” reminded Romero Jr. “I think I just met a lot of waste, parts of houses, trees and such.”

“I thought it was. I don’t want to say I accepted it, but I thought I would die,” he added.

He said he tried to stick to debris as the currents swept him away and after hours being caught in flood water, he was eventually rescued by firefighters. But his closest family members were still not found.

The 19-year-old was transferred to the Peterson Regional Medical Center in Kerrville, where he is currently recovering. A Gofundme was started to help raise money to help Romero Jr. to replace things like clothing and electronics and to help raise money for his education as he recovers from “trauma.”

“I’m glad I’m sure,” Romero Jr. told Ksat-TV. “But it hurts to know that I don’t know anything about my family.”

But he noted that he would not give up hope and said, “We have the whole family’s search. Neighbors, search.”

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shared the latest figures as a result of the disastrous flood at a press conference on Tuesday, July 8, and said that 109 people have died, while 161 people are missing.

“The primary job right now continues to find everyone affected by this flood,” he continued. “We will not stop until every missing person is reported.”

In the middle criticism During how the response to the floods was handled, the authorities confirmed state legislators will also meet for a special session of about two weeks, during which they will deal with strategies for dealing with natural disasters in the future.