“My heart is heavy,” Eva Longoria said on Instagram. While Texas is devastated by sudden and devastating floods that occurred this weekend after torrential rains, several American stars shared their sadness and compassion towards the inhabitants of Kerr, the toughest blow.
Floods caused the death of more than one hundred people according to an still provisional evaluation, including 28 children. Several of them stayed in Camp Mystic, a vacation center of Christian girls on the banks of the Guadalupe River, which organized around 750 people.
“I have met so many families who have been frequenting these camps for years,” the star of Desperate housewivesthat was born and grew in Texas. “I pray for these families and these communities. I am so far, so it is difficult to do more when you are not close.”
The actress is currently in France, where films episodes of her culinary program, with chefs and small producers, throughout the country.
Singer Billie Eilish, on the other hand, transmitted a video of the damage caused by floods and wrote in her Instagram story, transmitted by Billboard: “It’s so sad (…) Love Shipping to Texas.” Then he transmitted a video of a meteorologist warning the budget cuts of the National Meteorological Service under the administration of Donald Trump, who would make his ability to properly notice the people of the weather crises properly.
Shakira makes a donation
Shakira has announced that he would donate part of the income of his concert, organized this July 5 in San Antonio, to Catholic Charitable Works, who come to the aid of disaster victims.
“Estimated San Antonio, our thoughts and our prayers accompany the people affected by the floods in the center of Texas,” wrote the Colombian superstar in an Instagram story, transmitted by the British newspaper Daily Mail. Then he encouraged his subscribers to also participate in rescue efforts: “His help is important and appreciated.”
The star of reality Khloe Kardashian expressed “his immense pain” and his “thoughts” for Texane families: “As a mother, this type of tragedy hits me to a point that words cannot reach. The loss of these adorable and innocent children is something that I cannot digest.”
And to add, addressing the Texans: “Know that many of us take you in our hearts at this time and pray with all my heart for those who are always missing. Texas, we support you.”
“The road will be long”
Actor Matthew McConaughey, born in Texas, wrote on Instagram: “At least 70 lives have been lost, many others are missing and innumerable Texans suffer (…) If you can, give a friendly hand, where and, as you can.
For their part, American actresses Jennifer Garner and Hilary Duff, both born in Houston, wrote respectively on Instagram: “Texas. God, be close” and “magnificent Texas, I love you.”
Hilary Duff continued: “Tears flow every time I imagine that one of these families receiving bad news … waiting … or lost whole families. They disappeared. It is incomprehensible (…) for all those who are in the field, I love them. For those who face an immense and impossible loss, we contemplate their beautiful faces, we understand them in our memoirs. We will remember that they disappeared too much.
Other personalities, such as actresses Christie Brinkley or Brooklyn Decker, country singer Maren Morris and writer Katherine Schwarzenegger, shared information about the path of helping the victims, particularly making a donation to the Cruz Red, to World Central Kitchen, to Mercy Chefs and Kerville Pets Alive!
The star of the country Miranda Lambert, who founded the non -profit organization Muttnation Foundation to help save animals and shelters, also invited her compatriots to participate in the support of their fundraising.
Source: BFM TV
