Texas flood death toll hits 50 as search intensifies

Texas flood death toll surpasses 100, officials say

HUNT, United States — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their grim search for people swept away by torrents of water. Among the dead were at least  27 girls and counselors who were staying at a youth summer camp on a river when disaster struck over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Forecasters have warned of more flooding as rain falls on saturated ground, complicating rec…

Texas Rep. Chip Roy DEBUNKS Camp Mystic Texas flood myths

Over the weekend, catastrophic flash floods struck Texas Hill Country, particularly in Kerr County, after torrential rains dumped 12 to 14 inches of rain in just hours, causing the Guadalupe River to swell 26 feet in 45 minutes. The floods have already killed over 80 people, many of whom were children, devastating communities and summer camps, especially Camp Mystic. Dozens of people are still missing, prompting extensive rescue efforts and a fe…

Texas Flood Tragedy: A Scripps News special report on the Guadalupe River floods

With time running out, it's now a desperate search for survivors, four days after the Guadalupe River in Texas broke its banks and stole dozens of lives many of them young campers.There are prayers for the departed and for the missing, as well as soul searching: why no sirens? Why wasn't an evacuation ordered?Scripps News investigates the latest in search and rescue on the ground in Kerr County, Texas, and examines the timeline of events that le…

Texas Tragedy Brings Out Both The BEST And The WORST Of Americans

Part of the greatness of America is the liberty that lets people become who they really are, some have character that leads to nobility and heroism, others show the world what craven, cynical monsters can REALLY look like. ‘ In this instance, the event that showed the true face of so many people was the tragic flash flood that devastated, among other things, one campground was especially hard hit, where 8yo little girls went to have the camping …

Who’ll Stop the Reign of the Mad King and His Republican Ghouls

Republished with permission from D. Earl Stephens More than 60 people, including two dozen children at a summer camp, are dead in Texas because of yet another tragedy that might have been prevented if one of the two major parties in this failing country would come to its warped senses and take the deadly heating of our planet seriously. You are goddamned right I am going to politicize this gruesome event this afternoon. I am absolutely furious a…

At least 78 dead, dozens missing as Texas flash floods sweep away children and campers

TEXAS, July 7 — Rescuers in Texas raced against time yesterday to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash floods that killed at least 78 people, with forecasters warning of new deluges. US President Donald Trump said he would “probably” visit the southern state on Friday. The president brushed off concerns his administration’s wide-ranging cuts to weather forecasting and related federal agencies had left local warn…