A young camper recalls his experience as the Guadalupe River started to flood cabins in Texas

'Like an ocean out there': Camper describes flood evacuation

Kaelan Kubena, 11, describes his counselors' heroism as they worked to safely evacuate campers from rising floodwaters along Texas' Guadalupe River.

San Diego children among survivors of Texas floods

The Texas National Guard assists flooding victims in Houston. (Photo courtesy of the National Guard) Recent catastrophic flooding in Texas’s Hill Country has left dozens dead and hundreds still missing.  On Friday morning, the Guadalupe River began to surge due to heavy rains, estimated to have risen roughly 26 feet in a matter of hours. According to Kerr County, the river crested at 39 feet or more, surpassing the county’s second biggest flood …

A young camper recalls his experience as the Guadalupe River started to flood cabins in Texas

Camp La Junta is in Hunt, Texas, just west of Kerrville, about five miles away from Camp Mystic. It's one of more than two dozen camps that line the Guadalupe River in that part of Texas.Keli Rabon's sons, Braeden, age 9, and Roth, age 7, were at Camp La Junta during the storm that led to the Guadalupe River's catastrophic flooding.Rabon explains what she learned on on July 4 as floodwaters knocked out power and cell service to the camp, and her…

7 young people trapped on islet in river - General News

Seven young people were trapped by surging rain-swollen waters Monday on an islet in the Piave River where an 18-year-old youth drowned on June 18. (ANSA)

Young man stood on his toes, balancing on electrical box as flood waters rose around him

Hunt resident Christian Fell clung to survival on a thin electrical box for 3 hours as the Guadalupe River surged, eventually reuniting safely with his family.