Floods Devastate Texas Hill Country, Dozens Feared Dead

[Webster]

Texas flooding latest: desperate search for girls swept away at summer camp after dozens killed in floods

At least 27 people have died and 27 girls who were at a Christian summer camp are missing

www.theguardian.com

(The Guardian) 6am Summary
--At least 24 people have died and up to 25 people are missing after torrential rain caused flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday.
--Rescue teams are searching for the people who were attending the Christian all-girls Camp Mystic summer camp just outside the town of Kerrville 104km (64 miles) north-west of San Antonio.
--As of Friday night, emergency personnel had rescued or evacuated 237 people, including 167 by helicopter, Reuters reports.
--The Texas Division of Emergency Management had 14 helicopters and hundreds of emergency workers, as well as drones, involved in search-and-rescue operations.
--A month’s worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours. In less than an hour the river rose 26 feet (7.9m) in what Kerr county sheriff’s office called “catastrophic flooding”.
--The flooding swept away mobile homes, vehicles and holiday cabins where people were spending the 4 July weekend, the BBC said.
--A state of emergency has been declared in several counties.
--Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday, US President Donald Trump said, “We’ll take care of them,” when asked about federal aid for the disaster.
--Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, the top local elected official, said a disaster of such magnitude was unforeseen. “We had no reason to believe this was going to be anything like what’s happened here,” he said. “None whatsoever.”
--More rain is expected in the state, including around Waco, and flooding is anticipated downriver from Kerr county.

 

[KO896]

When you hear the Flash Flood warning so often and it's not that bad, you don't really take action. I think that's what happened and this was an unprecedented amount of rainfall in a very short time. Those poor people who went through it and those waiting to hear about loved ones....I just can't imagine their anguish and pain, especially those who have lost children from the camps I pray there are more survivors found soon.

 

[Webster]

TERROR ON THE GUADALUPE RIVER: A catastrophic July 4th flash flood hit the Texas Hill Country with no warning and no escape. This wasn’t a hurricane. It was worse.

Overnight, a wall of water ripped through campsites along the Guadalupe, sweeping away RVs, homes, and lives as families slept. Concrete slabs were torn from the earth. In this documentary, we investigate the devastation in Hunt and Kerrville, sharing harrowing stories from survivors who were rescued from rooftops and parents still searching for missing loved ones. See the dramatic helicopter rescues and learn how the river could rise so fast without a named storm.

▼ WHAT'S INSIDE THIS DOCUMENTARY ▼
00:00 The Day Before: A Perfect Holiday
01:29 Wall of Water: Tragedy on the Guadalupe
02:13 "It Was Gone": Campers Reunited
03:05 Trapped in Hunt, Texas
04:23 Kerrville Underwater: The Aftermath
05:48 Dramatic Helicopter Rescues
06:43 How Did The Guadalupe River Rise So Fast?

 

[Hulk's iconHulk]

Checked CNN and their latest headline is:

Rescuers search for over 20 girls from Texas camp as flooding death toll rises to 43​