US EditionHow Torrential Flooding Wrought Tragedy at an Almost Century-Old Camp for Girls in Central Texas
- A flash flood struck Camp Mystic in central Texas on the night of July Fourth, killing 24 people and sweeping away cabins and campers.
- Heavy rains exceeding 255mm fell rapidly on Friday, causing the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in 45 minutes, overwhelming the area known as flash flood alley.
- Rescue efforts involved helicopters, drones, and over 400 personnel searching for missing campers, including 10 girls and one counselor still unaccounted for Sunday night.
- Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha confirmed 24 deaths including Camp Mystic director Dick Eastland who died saving children, while Governor Abbott said 41 people remain missing statewide amid ongoing searches.
- The tragedy devastated a camp founded in 1926 long favored by Texas elites, as families and officials pray for victims and warn that heavy rains will continue into Tuesday.
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Local girl ‘safe and well’ after campsite ripped apart by deadly Texas flash flood, father says
A Memphis man says his daughter was among those at Camp Mystic in central Texas when it was devastated by a sudden, deadly flash flood on the morning of July Fourth.
·Nashville, United States
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A flood in Texas caused at least 59 deaths over the weekend. A summer camp for girls was also affected. At least eleven of them were still missing on Sundays. However, in the ranks of the authorities, the blame assignments begin.
·Vienna, Austria
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At least 23 children also went missing in the flooding.
·Budapest, Hungary
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