The U.S. government on Tuesday thanked Mexico for dispatching firefighters and civil-protection water-rescue specialists to central-south Texas, where catastrophic flash floods have overwhelmed Kerrville and neighbouring communities. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the Mexican contingent—drawn largely from the northern states of Coahuila and Nuevo León and the volunteer group Fundación 911—is working with Texas state police on search-and-rescue operations along the Guadalupe River. U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson praised President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration, saying the assistance “is helping to save lives.” Authorities put the death toll from the 4 July weekend storm at 109, including 87 bodies recovered in Kerr County. Five girls and a camp counsellor remain missing after waters swept through the Mystic summer camp. President Donald Trump issued a federal disaster declaration on 6 July to unlock additional emergency funds. Mexican Ambassador to the United States Esteban Moctezuma said the deployment underscores the two nations’ “shared values, solidarity and humanity,” and pledged continued cooperation as rescue work gives way to recovery.