US EditionTexas flood death toll hits 50 as search intensifies
- Over the July 4–5 weekend, Texas floods killed 51 people, including 15 children, with hundreds of emergency workers deployed and dozens still missing.
- Prompted by heavy rainfall, the Guadalupe River surged 29 feet, overwhelming defenses and causing catastrophic flooding across Hill Country.
- Rescue teams report hundreds of rescues and evacuations in Kerr County, with 43 bodies recovered, including 15 children and 28 adults, amid ongoing flood response efforts.
- Following the floods, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed relentless search efforts and expanded areas as waters recede, while President Trump committed all federal resources to aid recovery.
- Beyond rescue efforts, officials face criticism over inadequate weather warnings, with plans for siren systems stalled by cost concerns, highlighting preparedness gaps in flood response.
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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…
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MalaysiajournalAt 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…
From the Texas floods to the LA fires, consumer drones keep getting in the way of rescue operations
A search and rescue team scours the Guadalupe River in central Texas. Catastrophic floods have killed at least 69 people. Dozens are still missing.Eric Vryn/Getty ImagesAt least 69 people are dead after catastrophic flooding hit central Texas.Local authorities said personal drones are interfering with search and rescue efforts.Consumer drones also disrupted emergency operations in other disasters, like the 2025 LA wildfires.Search and rescue ope…
Kerrville, 6 Jul (EFE).- The number of deaths due to flooding in South-Central Texas is now 79, according to local authorities today. Larry Leitha Jr., sheriff of Kerr County, one of the most affected by the disaster, announced at a press conference that 68 deaths have been located in its jurisdiction, 40 of them adults and 28 children. Among those 68, 18 adults are unidentified, as well as 10 of the children. To these deaths, 11 more have to be…
Deadly floods reinforce challenges for Texas as crisis epicentre
Before dawn Friday morning, Dalton Rice went for a jog along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. Rice, the city manager, finished his run around 4 a.m. as a light rain set in. An hour later, he began receiving emergency calls: the river had flooded out of control.
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