Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape

By&nbspEuronews&nbspwith&nbspAP

Published connected 06/07/2025 - 0:42 GMT+2•Updated 5:07

Rescuers connected Saturday combed devastated riverbanks and overturned debris successful hunt of those still missing aft flash floods swept done Texas nan time prior, sidesplitting astatine slightest 51 group – including 15 children.  

A time and a half aft nan floods, authorities person still not said really galore group are missing beyond 27 children from Camp Mystic, a Christian summertime camp. Most of nan dormant were recovered nearby. 

The Guadalupe stream surged much than 8 metres successful conscionable 45 minutes connected Friday, destroying homes, camps and vehicles. The disaster unfolded arsenic dense rains continued crossed Texas into nan weekend, prompting much flash floods warnings. 

Search and rescue operations intensified Saturday, pinch helicopters, boats and drones deployed to retrieve stranded residents and find nan missing. 

“We will find each 1 of them,” Governor Greg Abbott said. 

Kerr County sheriff Larry Leitha confirmed 32 fatalities successful nan Hill Country region: 18 adults and 14 children. Additional deaths were reported successful Travis County and Burnet County. 

Authorities person travel nether scrutiny complete whether due warnings were issued to camps and residents successful an area agelong known for terrible flash flooding. 

Officials defended their actions while saying they had not expected specified an aggravated downpour that was nan balanced of months’ worthy of rainfall for nan area.

The hills on nan Guadalupe River successful cardinal Texas are dotted pinch younker camps and campgrounds. The area is particularly celebrated astir nan July Fourth holiday, making it much difficult to cognize really galore are missing. 

“We don’t moreover want to statesman to estimate astatine this time,” said Dalton Rice, nan metropolis manager. 

Private forecaster AccuWeather said that it and nan National Weather Service had sent warnings astir imaginable flash flooding hours earlier nan devastation. 

Rescue efforts are expected to proceed done nan play arsenic authorities activity to relationship for nan missing and measure nan afloat grade of nan damage.