US EditionSearch teams scour Texas flood zone for dozens missing; 78 confirmed dead
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 7 – At least 82 dead and 41 missing after flash floods surged 26 feet in 45 minutes, devastating Kerr County and Camp Mystic, officials said.
- On Sunday, Texas floods killed at least 78 people, including 68 in Kerr County, with 41 still missing after a deadly weekend surge of the Guadalupe River.
- Torrential rain caused the Guadalupe River in Kerr County to rise 26 feet in 45 minutes around 4 a.m., with up to 10 inches falling overnight, leading to rapid flooding.
- Search teams recovered 68 bodies, including 28 children, with at least 10 girls and a camp counselor still missing, according to Kerr County Sheriff Leitha.
- President Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, activating FEMA resources to support rescue and recovery efforts amid rising casualties and ongoing searches.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned that heavy rains could last into Tuesday, prompting rescue teams to evacuate more saturated riverbanks amid ongoing flood risks.
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After the flood in Texas, more and more children are being rescued from a summer camp, but rescuers do not want to give up.
Within a few hours rivers in Texas rise several meters high over the shore. Houses are swept away, cars carried away, in the end more than a hundred people are dead. A visual reconstruction of the events.
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