MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA ) - Alabama is sending a search and rescue team to Texas to help following the recent devastating flooding.

“Search and rescue remains the goal, and Alabama is going to do all we can to lend a helping hand to Texas,” said Gov. Kay Ivey. “We are heartbroken in Alabama to have lost two of our own. I pray for Sarah Marsh’s family as they navigate the unimaginable loss of their precious daughter. My prayers are also with the Santanas as they grieve the loss of Camille and are still searching for three members of their family. Truly, we are all grieving alongside these Alabamians, as well as those in Texas and across our country.”

Ivey’s office said she gathered state resources immediately after the July 4th flooding so that the state could quickly act if called on b

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