Rose Garza hopes what is now a desire to help flood victims in the state of Coahuila where she’s from will become an actual relief effort for the people who are still there.
drenched not only the border cities of Ciudad Acuña and Piedras Negras, but also the smaller communities further in, like Palau where she was born and Melchor Múzquiz, where she still has family.Garza, who lives in San Antonio, said she was unable to just watch the news coverage and scroll through photos of the devastation and not do anything.She said they have lost everything they own -- homes, vehicles, food, clothing, all the basic necessities.
Garza said she’s still trying to organize a relief effort on social media, especially on Facebook. She also doesn’t have a drop-off location yet, however, Garza said she does have volunteers with vehicles willing to go to the affected areas. Garza hopes to contact the Mexican Consulate and perhaps even Mexican restaurants in San Antonio that have a connection to Coahuila like herself.Garza also made a personal appeal in Spanish. You can watch her interview below:
Rosa Garza spoke with KSAT's Jessie Degollado during an interview in Spanish on her relief effort organization.Jessie Degollado has been with KSAT since 1984. She is a general assignments reporter who covers a wide variety of stories. Raised in Laredo and as an anchor/reporter at KRGV in the Rio Grande Valley, Jessie is especially familiar with border and immigration issues. In 2007, Jessie also was inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame.
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